Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 679 · Decided 4 June 2007
Bapu@ Gajraj Singh v. State of Rajasthan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 679 · [2007] 7 S.C.R. 917
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1313/2006
- Decided
- 4 June 2007
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, D.K. JAIN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 84; Evidence Act Section 105
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 : A B s.84-Exception to an offence for reason of unsound mind-Protection C of-Accused in a room closed from inside seen carrying blood stained sickle in one hand and chopped head of his wife in the other-Conviction uls 302 recorded by trial court-Plea of protection u/s 84 rejected facts, instant case is not one where protection uls 84 can be applied-Principles underlying the provision and test of responsibility in D cases of unsoundness of mind explained-Evidence Act, 1872-s. 105. Maxim-'Actus non reum facit nici men's sit rea'-Applicability of Appellant was
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