Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 481 · Decided 20 November 2002
Ram Avtar and ORS. v. The State of U.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 481 · [2002] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 247
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 613/1994
- Decided
- 20 November 2002
- Bench
- Y.K. SABHARWAL, H.K. SEMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 224, 225, 302
Headnote
B Penal Code, 1860; Sections 224, 225, 302 r!w 149 and 307 r!w 149: Murder-Injuries to both parties-Right to private defence­ Commencement of-Held, Testimony of eye-witnesses clearly shows that danger C to the life and liberty of accused did not exist-Under the circumstances, right to private since prosecution evidence clear, cogent and D credit-worthy, it could not be rejected solely on the ground of non-explanation of injuries by the prosecution. According to the prosecution, PWl, brother of the deceased, lodged an FIR that two constables of GRP came to the house of his deceased
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