Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 975 · Decided 23 October 2018
Bhagirath v. The State of Madhya Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 975 · [2018] 12 S.C.R. 604
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2301/2009
- Decided
- 23 October 2018
- Bench
- R. BANUMATHI, INDIRA BANERJEE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 300, 302, 149
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - Exception 4 to s.300 - Death caused in sudden fight without premeditation - Prosecution case was that victim was surrounded by the appellant-accused and other accused persons - In a verbal quarrel between the victim and the appellant- accused, a farsi of skull near ear of the victim was inflicted by the accused-appellant - It was alleged that other accused had also inflicted injuries - Victim died - Trial Court convicted the appellant-accused u/s.302 and other accused u/s.302 r/w. s.149, and sentenced all of them to life
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