Supreme Court of India

Kumar v. State Represented by Inspector of Police

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Bench N.V. Ramana and S. Abdul Nazeer JJ.
Decided 11 May 2018

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We are of the considered opinion that there are four crucial aspects herein, which should be discussed and elaborated upon.

Judgment, page 13

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Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302 and 324 – Conviction by courts below – Prosecution case was that the appellant-accused and the victim-deceased had a verbal spat – On fateful day, appellant came to spot and picked up fight with PW-1 – In the process of interference to prevent assault, PW-2 also got injured – Soon thereafter when victim-deceased appeared at the spot, the appellant pushed him into the canal and hit him with wooden log on his head – Villagers prevented the appellant from assaulting deceased thereby causing injuries to him – Both appellant and the deceased were shifted to hospital where…

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