Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 20 · Decided 10 January 2018
Lavghanbhai Devjibhai Vasava v. The State of Gujarat
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 20 · [2018] 1 S.C.R. 674
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 253/2018
- Decided
- 10 January 2018
- Bench
- A.K. SIKRI, ASHOK BHUSHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 304
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - s.302 - Conviction under - If justified - Deceased died during treatment after being hit by appellant-accused (deceased's husband), when an altercation took place between them in connection with preparation of food - Appellant convicted by - Conviction upheld by High Court - Held: It is the case of prosecution itself that the incident took place in the spur of moment - Delay in preparing lunch by the deceased was the reason of the sudden altercation when the appellant picked up a wooden object and hit the deceased
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