Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 45 · Decided 15 January 2010
Darshan Singh v. State of Punjab & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 45 · [2010] 1 S.C.R. 642
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1057/2002
- Decided
- 15 January 2010
- Bench
- DALVEER BHANDARI, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 96, 97, 100, 96to106
Headnote
1 S.C.R. 642 DARSHAN SINGH v. STATE OF PUNJAB & ANR. (Criminal Appeal No. 1057 of 2002) JANUARY 15, 2010 [DALVEER BHANDARI AND ASOK KUMAR GANGULY, JJ.) Penal Code, 1860: ss. 96, 97 and 100 - Right to private defence - Exercise of - Land dispute between parties - Gun shot injury by . require a law-abiding citizen to behave like a coward when confronted with an imminent unlawful aggression - When there is real apprehension that aggressor might cause death or grievous hurt, right of private defence of defender extends to killing the aggressor - On facts, accused had E serious
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