Supreme Court · 1993 INSC 73 · Decided 2 March 1993
Harendra Nath Mandal v. State of Bihar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1993 INSC 73 · [1993] 2 S.C.R. 137
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 462/1985
- Decided
- 2 March 1993
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, N.P. SINGH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304, 34, 379, 323, 300
Headnote
Indian Penal Code, 1860: Section 304, Part I-:-W11en can be invoked-Attack by accused-Victim surviving injuries inflicted by accused-Trial Coun sentencing accused under C section 307/34-High Court converting sentehce to one under section 304, Part I-Whether justified. Sections JO I and the victims i., the D same incidenl-Non-disclomre of true version of occurrence by prosecu­ tion-Right of private defence of person and property-W/1ether available to the accused-Whether accused entitled to be acquitted. The prosecution alleged that when PW 9 and his brother, having learnt
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