Supreme Court · 1991 INSC 91 · Decided 4 April 1991
Maguni Charan Pradhan v. State of Orissa
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1991 INSC 91 · [1991] 2 S.C.R. 191
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 814/1979
- Decided
- 4 April 1991
- Bench
- A.M. AHMADI, V. RAMASWAMI, K. RAMASWAMY (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 97, 103, 105, 302, 100, 104
Headnote
PRADHAN v. STATE OF ORISSA APRIL 4, 1991 [A.M. AHMADI, V. RAMASWAMIANDK. RAMASWAMY,JJ.] Penal Code, 1860-Sections 97, 103, 105-'Right of private defence of property-Trespass of land-Exercise of right by owner against trespasser-Scope of. · Penal Code, 1860-Section 302-Murder-Conviction defence and commission of murder. The appellant was in possession of the field under a sale deed executed by his mother in his favour till the day prior to the incident. When he went to the field, he saw the deceased and his companions D ploughing the field. He asked them to unyoke the bullocks.
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