Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 251 · Decided 24 February 2009
State of U.P v. Gajey Singh & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 251 · [2009] 2 S.C.R. 998
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1074/2001
- Decided
- 24 February 2009
- Bench
- DALVEER BHANDARI, H.S. BEDI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 34, 96
Headnote
· Pen_al Code, 1860 : .. ss. 96-100, s. 302 rlw s. 34 - Right of private defence - -~ c Exercise of - Relevant criteria - Non-explanation of injuries on· accused at the time of occurrence by prosecution - Efff?.C! on prosecution case - Stated - On facts, it cannot be said that - Injuries caused on accused were neither superficial hor of minor nature 0 - Thus, non-explanation of serious injuries on accused created serious dqubt about the credibility of the prosecution case - Hence, order of acquittal .by High Court not interfered with. _. Prosecution case was that
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