Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 1052 · Decided 12 October 2007
Gopal v. State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 1052 · [2007] 11 S.C.R. 173
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1428/2007
- Decided
- 12 October 2007
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 300
Headnote
A V. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA OCTOBER 12, 2007 [DR ARIJIT PASAYAT AND LOKESHW AR SING HP ANT A,JJ.] B ) Penal Code, 1860; Exception 4 to Section 300, Sections 302 and 304 Part-I: c Culpable Homicide not amounting to murder-Quarrel between husband and wife-Husband attacking wife with a log of wood in !PC and I) sentenced him accordingly-Affirmed by High Court-On appeal, Held: To bring a case within Exception 4 to Section 300 !PC all ingredients mentioned therein must be found-It is not sufficient to show that there was a sudden quarrel and there was no premeditation­ Besides, it must
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