Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 1285 · Decided 5 November 1996
S.K. Nair v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 1285 · [1996] SUPP. 8 S.C.R. 437
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 378/1987
- Decided
- 5 November 1996
- Bench
- G.N. RAY, B.L. HANSARIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 324, 84; CrPC
Headnote
Penal Code 1860 Ss. 302, 324, 84-Murder-Plea that accused was suffering from paranoid-Facts of the case established that he understood the implication of his acts at the time he committed the offence-Hence plea not maintainable. The appellant who was employed in Army was charged for committing had surrendered to the security officer and handed over the Khukri which was used in committing the said offences. D The Trial Court, considering the .evidence of witnesses especially the injured eye witnesses, convicted and sentenced appellant to life imprisonment. E Appellant preferred
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