Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 607 · Decided 24 April 2009
Santhanam v. State of Tamil Nadu
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 607 · [2009] 6 S.C.R. 964
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 826/2009
- Decided
- 24 April 2009
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302
Headnote
» PENAL CODE, 1860: c s. 304 (Part-I) - Accused with a wooden log causing injuries on head of his rival - Resulting in victim's death - Conviction by trial court u/s 302 - Affirmed by High court - Plea that occurrence took place during the course of D altercation - Held: Proper conviction convicted accordingly - Custodial sentence of 10 years would meet the ends of justice. ss. ~99 and 300 - Distinction between - Explained. E The appellant and another were prosecuted for commission of offence, inter alia, punishable uls 302 IPC. The prosecution case was that there arose a
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