Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 516 · Decided 17 October 2001
Kashi Ram and ORS. v. State of M.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 516 · [2001] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 263
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 320/2000
- Decided
- 17 October 2001
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, R.C. LAHOTI, ASHOK BHAN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 96, 97, 99, 25, 27; CrPC Section 313; Evidence Act Section 105; Arms Act Section 25, 27
Headnote
B Penal Code, 1860 : Sections 96, 97, 99, JOO, 101and102: Accused charged with murder and causing injuries'___One of the accused also injured in the incident-Trial Court, disbelieved the testimony of the prosecution witnesses as to genesis of the incident and drawing an inference that members of of private defence and ordered acquittal of all the accused-High Court reversing it-On appeal held, all accused except one exceeding his right of private' defence-The accused who exceeded his right of private defence convicted-Others acquitted. Plea of self defence--,-When could be taken-It can
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