Supreme Court · 1964 INSC 80 · Decided 19 March 1964
Dahyabhai Chhaganbhai Thakker v. State of Gujarat
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1964 INSC 80 · [1964] 7 S.C.R. 361
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 58/1962
- Decided
- 19 March 1964
- Bench
- K. SUBBA RAO, K.C. DAS GUPTA, RAGHUBAR DAYAL (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 84, 199; Evidence Act Section 154, 80, 84, 299, 137, 105
Headnote
SUPREME COURT REPORTS 361 DAHY ABHAI CHHAGANBHAI THAKKER v. STATE OF GUJARAT [K. SUBBA RAO, K. C. DAS GUPTA AND RAGHUBAR DAYAL, JJ.J Criminal Law-Burden of proof of guilt-Genera! and spe­ cial burdens, if in conflict-Plea of insanity-Mode of proof en­ umerated-Questions under s. 154 of Before the Sessions Judge a defence was set up that the appellant was insane when the incident took place and was not capable of understanding the nature of his act. The Sessions Judge reject­ ed the plea of insanity and convicted him under s. 302 of the Indian Penal Code. On appeal the
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