Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 1221 · Decided 6 November 2009
Jameel v. State of U.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 1221 · [2009] 15 S.C.R. 712
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2040/2009
- Decided
- 6 November 2009
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, J.M. PANCHAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 308, 323, 320
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - s.308 and s.320, seventh clause - Attempt to commit culpable homicide - Pissault with 'lathi' in view of past enmity- Victim hit on the head - Bone of his head c fractured - Accused-appellant convicted u/s.308 and sentenced to two years' r:igorous imprisonment - Quantum of sustained by victim was in the nature of grievous ,hurt (in terms of s.320, · seventh clause) - Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous 0 hurt can extend upto imprisonment for seven years - No valid ground for reduction of sentence in facts and circumstances of the case -
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