Supreme Court · 1990 INSC 219 · Decided 3 August 1990
Khanjan Pal v. State of U.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1990 INSC 219 · [1990] 3 S.C.R. 606
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 328/1979
- Decided
- 3 August 1990
- Bench
- KULDIP SINGH, M. FATHIMA BEEVI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 300, 302, 304
Headnote
c Indian Penal Code, 1860: Sections 300, 302 and 304---Injury afflicted without intention to cause death-Acting on spur of moment without pre-meditation-Resulting in death-Conviction thereof- ---. Applicability of Section 304. The appellant was charged with the murder of a co-worker at the factory and acquitted the appellant, by giving him the benefit of doubt. D On appeal, the High Court accepted the testimony of the eye- witnesses and convicted the appellant under Section 302 IPC and sentenced him to undergo life imprisonment. This appeal is against the High Court's judgment. E
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