Supreme Court of India

Madan and Ors. v. State of Madhya Pradesh

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Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat and P. Sathasivam JJ.
Decided 11 July 2008

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Penal Code, 1860: s. 302 r. w. s. 149 - Evidence Act, 1872 - ss.97 to 105 - Right of private defence -Appellants entered the house of the deceased at night- Assaulted him with lath is c resulting in his death - Trial Court convicted them under ss. 302 t: w. s. 149 and sentenced to life imprisonment - High Court turned down the plea of right of private defence, how- ever altered the finding of trial Court that appellants were in- jured in the same incident in which the deceased and injured "' -+ witnesses were assaulted - On appeal, Held.: Evidence show that the appellants were up to some…

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