Supreme Court · 2023 INSC 826 · Decided 13 September 2023
Rupesh Manger (Thapa) v. State of Sikkim
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2023 INSC 826 · [2023] 12 S.C.R. 578
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2069/2022
- Decided
- 13 September 2023
- Bench
- J.B. PARDIWALA, PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 84; CrPC
Headnote
HEADNOTES Issue for consideration: High Court reversed the order of acquittal of the trial Court and convicted appellant-accused u/s.302 IPC, whether the case of the appellant-accused falls within the exception u/s. 84 of IPC or not. Penal Code, 1860 - Appellant-accused deceased with sharp-edged weapon causing his death - Appellant pleaded insanity: Held: During preliminary examination, CW-1-doctor categorically deposed that going by the case history of the accused prepared by the Hospital, appellant had earlier been treated for acute and transient
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