Supreme Court · 1969 INSC 221 · Decided 8 September 1969
Hori Lal and ANR. v. State of U.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1969 INSC 221 · [1970] 2 S.C.R. 237
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 70/1968
- Decided
- 8 September 1969
- Bench
- S.M. SIKRI, G.K. MITTER, P. JAGANMOHAN REDDY (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 320, 34
Headnote
c D E F G H Indian Penal Code, 1860 ( 45 of 1860), ss. j2Q and 326-Grievou~ injury-fi'ractire-Meahing of. The 'appellants gave kanta blows resulting in a number of injuries to a person. Some of injuries were incised wounds, some contusions, and some abrasions. All the incised injuries except one of the appel- lants under s, 326, l.P .C. for grievous hurt was justified or not; HELD : The conviction under s. 326 was fully justified. In order to justify conviction under s. 326, the injuries must satisfy the requirements of cl. 7 or cl. 8 of s. 320 of the Indian Penal Code, otherwise
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