Supreme Court of India

Chherturam @ Chainu v. State of Chhattisgarh

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Bench Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha JJ.
Decided 13 September 2022

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Penal Code, 1860 – Murder – Exception 4 of s.300, s.82 – Exception 4 of s.300, when not applicable – Father and appellant- son were drinking alocohol together, got into a fight – Appellant convicted for murder of his father – On appeal, held : Parties were closely related, being father and son – There was no prior dispute and liquor got the better of the appellant, however that is no defence in view of s.86 – There were eleven injuries – It is not only the number of injuries but where and in what manner they were inflicted, even if it is by a piece of ‘Nagar Wood’ and not by a dangerous…

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