Supreme Court · 1978 INSC 19 · Decided 1 February 1978
Keshoram Gora v. State of Assam
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1978 INSC 19 · [1978] 2 S.C.R. 788
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 466/1976
- Decided
- 1 February 1978
- Bench
- S. MURTAZA FAZAL ALI, P.N. SHINGAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 99, 34; CrPC Section 342
Headnote
F G H 788 KESHORAM GORA v. STA TE OF ASSAM February l, 1978 [S. MURTAZA fAZAL ALI AND P. N. SHINGHAL, JJ.J Indian Penal Code-Sec. 99-302-304 Part //--Causing n1urder in exercise of right of prii·ate defence-Exceeding right of prirate defence-Eriden..:e of hostile witness-Admission of death of one Kalinath. According to the prosecution Kalinath was uprooting pulses from his laiid when the accused Keshoram and his brother Someshwar appeared on the scene armed with shels along \Vith their father and brother and attacked the de­ ceased. The deceased received a number of
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