Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 76 · Decided 28 January 1997
Hikmat Ali Khan v. Ishwar Prasad Arya and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 76 · [1997] 1 S.C.R. 632
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4240/1986
- Decided
- 28 January 1997
- Bench
- S.C. AGRAWAL, SUJATA V. MANOHAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 307, 25; Constitution Article 161; Arms Act Section 25
Headnote
Advocates Act, 1961: Sections 35(3)(b), (c) & (d) and 24-A-Punish­ ment-Adequacy of-Test-detennination of-Advocate convicted under S.307 !PC for assaulting his opponent in courtroom with a knife-State Bar C Council suspended said Advocate from practice for three years-Held: proper period-Conviction was for an offence involving moral twpitude-State Bar Council failed to take note of gravity of misconduct committed by said advocate. D The respondent, a practising advocate, was convicted of an offence under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for assaulting his
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