Supreme Court · 2023 INSC 1015 · Decided 3 November 2023
Markash Jajara v. The State of Assam & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2023 INSC 1015 · [2023] 14 S.C.R. 834
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 3405/2023
- Decided
- 3 November 2023
- Bench
- SURYA KANT, DIPANKAR DATTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 300, 302
Headnote
HEADNOTES Issue for consideration: The appellant was held guilty of having committed the murder of his son-in-law. Whether the off ence attributed to the appellant falls within the ambit of Exception I of Section 300 IPC which defi nes "murder". Penal Code, 1860 - s.302 and - The occurrence took place inside the house of the appellant - The informant had gone to the house of the appellant and found his brother, who had been staying with his in-laws, lying dead - Trial Court on consideration of the evidence held the appellant guilty of committing
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