Supreme Court · 2021 INSC 519 · Decided 21 September 2021
Kala Singh @ Gurnam Singh v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2021 INSC 519 · [2021] 6 S.C.R. 225
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1040/2021
- Decided
- 21 September 2021
- Bench
- R. SUBHASH REDDY, HRISHIKESH ROY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304, 201, 302, 34
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - s.304 Part II r/w s.34 and s.201 - Appellant-accused and deceased had a sudden fight - In the heat of passion, the co-accused, who had rod with him, gave a blow with the rod on the head of deceased resulting in his death - Thereafter appellant and canal - Appellant and co-accused were convicted by the Sessions Court u/ss.302/34 and s.201 IPC - High Court modified the conviction u/s.302 IPC to that u/s.304 Part-I IPC - On appeal, held: Sudden fight took place in the heat of passion upon a sudden quarrel - There was no
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