Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 288 · Decided 26 April 2013
Thammu Panduranga Rao & ANR. v. State of Andhra Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 288 · [2013] 5 S.C.R. 455
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1132/2009
- Decided
- 26 April 2013
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, M.Y. EQBAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304, 323, 325
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 : A 8 ss.304 (Part If), 323 and 325 - Prosecution for causing c death and injuries - Conviction by trial court u/ss. 304, 323 and 325 - High Court modified the conviction u/s. 304 to 304 (Part If) and reduced the sentence - On appeal, held: High Court order passed after proper does not calf for interference - High Court order upheld. 0 s.97 - Right to private defence - Exercise of- Held: Right to private defence should be used only as a shield to avert an attack ~ It should not be vindicitve and cannot be used to retaliate - It ca'!not be exercised for causing more
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