Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 694 · Decided 16 May 2008
Bhanwar Singh & ORS. v. State of M.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 694 · [2008] 9 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 300/2007
- Decided
- 16 May 2008
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, H.S. BEDI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 3021149, 147, 148, 3071149, 302, 149, 307
Headnote
1 BHANWAR SINGH & ORS. A v. STATE OF M.P. (Criminal Appeal No. 300 of 2007) MAY 16, 2008 B [S.B. SINHA AND HARJIT SINGH BEDI, JJ.) Penal Code, 1860: Sections 3021149, 147, 148, 3071149 - Unlawful assem- bly - Armed attack - Causing grievous injuries - Death of c one person and injuries to - On appeal, Held: It is not necessary to show which accused caused the fatal injury- D All the three accused liable for commission of the offence ex- ceeding their right of private defence - Exercise of right of private defence can never be vindictive or malicious .:.... Theory of free fight
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