Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 966 · Decided 29 August 1996
Kasmiri Lal and ORS. v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 966 · [1996] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 335
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 184/1980
- Decided
- 29 August 1996
- Bench
- FAIZAN UDDIN, SUJATA V. MANOHAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 149, 300, 302
Headnote
B Penal Code, 1860: Sectio11s 96, 97, 101, 302, 307, 326 and 452 r/w. S. 149. Private defence-Right of-Accused attacked deceased--Accused also C sustained injuries-lncident occun-ed i11 first floor of dwelling apartme11t of deceased--Held: accused i11vited attack on themselves-Hence, accused 11ot assaults made 011 back of deceased which caused massive damage to vital D organs•-Held.: Injwies sufficient i11 ordi11a1y cow~·e of nature to cause death-Act of accused squarely fell within pwview of Section 300 171ird­ ly-Hence, conviction under Section 302
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