Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 440 · Decided 1 September 2003
Sukhdev Singh v. Delhi State (GOVT. of NCT of Delhi)
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 440 · [2003] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 224
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 54/2003
- Decided
- 1 September 2003
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, ARIJIT PASAYAT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 307, 308, 80, 300, 304
Headnote
Perla! Code, 1860. Sections 300,304 and BO-Accused shooting deceased with pistol in the course of sudden quarrel-On facts, held, no case of grave and sudden C provocation made out-Exception 4 to Section 300 held applicable instead of Exception I-Section 80 not applicable--Conviction altered to one contending that High Court failed to consider plea-High Court Judgment noting that on other argument D advanced-Scope of interference-Held, Supreme Court cannot accept plea about non-consideration. Words & Phrases-"Accident"-Meaning of Accused-appellant was
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