Supreme Court of India

Arumugam v. State Rep. by Inspector of Police, Tamil Nadu

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Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat and Dr. Mukundakam Sharma JJ.
Decided 13 October 2008

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Penal Code, 1860: ss. 304 (Part /), 302 and s. 300,. exception 4 - Murder or c Culpable Homicide not amounting to murder - Fight between parties over panchayat elections - Next day accused armed with deadly weapons attacked the deceased resulting in his death - Incident witnessed by relatives of deceased - Con- viction u/s. 302 by courts below - Justification of - Held: Evi- dence of witnesses cannot be discarded on their being close relative of deceased- Exception 4 to s. 300 not applicable as occurrence did not take place in the course of sudden quarrel - On facts of the case and the legal…

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