Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 719 · Decided 21 June 2007
State of Rajasthan v. Chittarmal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 719 · [2007] 7 S.C.R. 1152
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 477/2001
- Decided
- 21 June 2007
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, D.K. JAIN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304A, 302, 299, 300; CrPC Section 313
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860-s.304A-Protection under-When available-Held: For protection under s.304A there should be neither intention nor knowledge c to cause death-When any of these two elements is present, s.304A has no application. Penal Code, 1860-ss.304A and 302-Death due to electrocution on coming to kill deceased-Plea of accused in D defence that he put the wire to prevent wild animals from going into his field-On facts, held: Defence version was probable-Prosecution not able to establish accusation under s.302-High Court right in convicting accused under s.304A. The father as well
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