Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 42 · Decided 18 January 2013
Gopal & ANR. v. State of Rajasthan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 42 · [2013] 1 S.C.R. 385
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1156/2007
- Decided
- 18 January 2013
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, J.S. KHEHAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 96, 97, 100, 102, 105, 34; Evidence Act Section 105
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860- ss. 96, 97, 100, 102, 105 and s.302 A B rlw s. 34 - Double murder - Fight between two rival groups - Death of two persons 'R' and 'P' due to lathi blows inflicted by C the appellants - Evidence of injured eye-witnesses (PW-7 and PW-8) and son of 'P' (PW~10) - Conviction of to - Appellants taking plea of right of private defence~ Held: 'R', PW-7 and PW-8 had gone to the field of the appellants and there was a fight between D both the groups - Appellants fought to repel the attack and in course of the incident, both sides sustained injuries, as a result of which,
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