Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 355 · Decided 28 August 2002
Subramani and ORS. v. State of Tamil Nadu
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 355 · [2002] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 718
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1255/2001
- Decided
- 28 August 2002
- Bench
- N. SANTOSH HEGDE, B.P. SINGH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 34, 96, 99, 103, 147, 148, 149, 302; Evidence Act Section 105
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860; Sections 34, 96, 99, 103, 147, 148, 149, 302, 304 Part I, 324, 326 and 447: Charges of murder, causing grievous hurt, criminal trespass­ Conviction-High Court found the accused guilty of having exceeded their right of self-defence and convicted them under Section 304 Part I in possession of accused persons-Held, since accused were acquitted D of the charges of committing murder on the ground of exercising of their right of private defence and it could not be ascertained which of the accused exceeded such right, all of them given benefit of doubt-Hence acquitted of
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