Supreme Court · 2024 INSC 937 · Decided 6 December 2024
Kunhimuhammed@kunheethu v. The State of Kerala
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2024 INSC 937 · [2024] 12 S.C.R. 392
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 5097/2024
- Decided
- 6 December 2024
- Bench
- VIKRAM NATH, PRASANNA BHALACHANDRA VARALE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304, 300, 302, 324, 326, 34
Headnote
Whether appellant had the intention to commit murder; whether the appellant's act can be brought under section 304, IPC in light of the offence being committed in exercise of private defense and thereby exceeding the power given under the law, that is under exception appellant's sentence should be reduced on the grounds of parity with his co-accused. Penal Code, 1860 - ss.302, 324 and 326/34 - The sympathizers of two political groups fought against each other - Appellant along with other accused committed murder
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