Supreme Court · 1995 INSC 795 · Decided 28 November 1995
Wassan Singh v. The State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1995 INSC 795 · [1995] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 703
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 242/1983
- Decided
- 28 November 1995
- Bench
- M.K. MUKHERJEE, S.B. MAJMUDAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 100, 99; Arms Act Section 27
Headnote
SINGH A v. THE STATE OF PUNJAB NOVEMBER 28, 1995 [M.K. MUKHERJEE AND S.B. MAJMUDAR, JJ.) B Criminal Law : Indian Penal Code, 1860 : c Section 100 secondly and 99-R.ight of private defence of body-Wizen extends to even causing death-Accused must have a reasonable. apprehen- sion in his mind that he 301and10(}-Exercise of 1ight of private defence causing death of an innocent person instead of the intended persorr-Held: Section 301 will have no operation and the accused will remain protected under Section JOO. The appellant was convicted under section 304 Part I, Indian Penal 0 Code, 1860
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