Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 475 · Decided 16 October 2012
Selvam v. The State of Tamil Nadu REP. BY Inspector of Police
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 475 · [2012] 9 S.C.R. 628
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1857/2009
- Decided
- 16 October 2012
- Bench
- A.K. PATNAIK, SWATANTER KUMAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304, 302, 34, 324, 33
Headnote
PENAL CODE, 1860: ss. 304 (Part-I) read with s.34 - Injuries on the head of victim by blunt side of 'aruval' and stick - Death of victim in hospital after 9 days - Held: The fact that the blunt side of the 'aruval' and a stick were used in the assault on the deceased 0 would go to did not have any intention to cause his death - Nonetheless, the injuries caused by the accused were all on the head of the deceased including the parietal and temporal regions - Accused, thus, had the intention of causing bodily injury as was likely to cause death E and were liable to
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