Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 476 · Decided 28 July 2006
Lachman Singh v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 476 · [2006] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 157
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 349/2005
- Decided
- 28 July 2006
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 300, 27, 302, 34, 307; Arms Act Section 27
Headnote
B Indian Penal Code, 1860. Section 300 Exception 4-Culpable homicide is not murder-When attracted-Held, when there is 'sudden fight' implying mutual provocation C and aggravation and there is absence of any premeditation-Injury is not the direct consequence of that provocation-Both parties are 0.ffender should not have taken undue advantage or acted in a cruel or unusual manner-Fight must be with the person killed-Jn the facts of the case D conviction altered from Section 302 to Section 304 Part I. Section 307-Attempt to murder-When attracted-Held, when there is present an intent
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