Supreme Court · 1979 INSC 56 · Decided 28 February 1979
Jagdish v. State of Rajasthan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1979 INSC 56 · [1979] 3 S.C.R. 428
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 150/1972
- Decided
- 28 February 1979
- Bench
- S. MURTAZA FAZAL ALI, O. CHINNAPPA REDDY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34
Headnote
Penal Code-Sec. 302-Mutual assault-Injuries 011 the body of deceased very severe-Injuries on the person of accused superficial--ConJitions requisite ~ to prove mutual assault-What are. )~ C The a.ppellant and four other accused who wer·e -.:harged with an offence D E F G H under s. 302 IPC 304 read with s. 34 IPC. Rejecting the vie\v of the trial court that since some of the accused had injuries on their bodles it was a case of mutual assault and that there was no intention to cause muni1!r, the High Court convicted the appellant under s. 302 IPC and sentenced hirr1 to life
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