Supreme Court · 1979 INSC 144 · Decided 7 August 1979
N. Madhavan v. State of Kerala
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1979 INSC 144 · [1980] 1 S.C.R. 228
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 155/1973
- Decided
- 7 August 1979
- Bench
- R.S. SARKARIA, P.N. SHINGAL, O. CHINNAPPA REDDY (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 96, 302; CrPC Section 517; Constitution Article 136
Headnote
D F Criminal Procedure Code, 1898 Section 517 [1973 Code Section 452(1)]­ Disposal of property seized at conclusion of trial-Accused given the protec­ tion of Section 96 Penal t~ode accepting the plea of self defence-Legaluy of the order confiscating to Government of M.O. 1, licensed gun that the accused wa-, entitled to the protection of Section 96 Penal Code and had therefore com­ mitted no offence. However he ordered confiscation to Government of M.0.1, the licensed gun surrendered by the accused. A revision petition filed against the said direction having failed before
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