Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 438 · Decided 31 March 2009
Sadhu Singh v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 438 · [2009] 5 S.C.R. 344
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 598/2009
- Decided
- 31 March 2009
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 96, 27, 100, 101, 102, 105; Arms Act Section 27
Headnote
5 S.C.R. 344 SADHU SINGH v. STATE OF PUNJAB (Criminal Appeal No. 598 of 2009) MARCH 31, 2009 [DR. ARIJIT PASA VAT AND ASOK KUMAR GANGUL Y, JJ.) Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 302 and 96-106 - Right of C private defence - Availability and extent of- Plea, when can be raised and burden of proof - Stated - defence D raised by accused - Justification of - Held: On facts, plea of exercise of private defence not sustainable - However, conviction altered to s. 304 (Part I) with custodial sentence of 10 years -Arms Act, 1959 - s. 27. E The question which arose for consideration in the appeal was whether
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