Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 57 · Decided 23 January 2004
Kulwant Singh and ORS. v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 57 · [2004] 1 S.C.R. 1018
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 947/1997
- Decided
- 23 January 2004
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, S.B. SINHA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 96, 148, 149, 302, 323, 97; CrPC Section 161; Evidence Act Section 96, 148, 149, 302, 323, 32
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860-Sections 96, 148, 149, 302 & 323-Evidence Act, ... 1872-Section 32-Murder of two persons and injuring two witnesses by c accused with sharp weapons-One of the deceased making a statement five days before death-Whether dying declaration-Plea of right of private defence by in evidence-On facts, the accused were not able to establish that the offence was committed in the exercise of their right of private defence. D Appellants, numbering three, with their father (accused no.I) and brother (accused no.3) attacked P and Kand two sons of K (PWs. 5 and 6) over a
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