Supreme Court of India
K. M. Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra
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What the Court ordered
In the result, conviction of the accused under s. 302 of the Indian Pena.I Code and senten,JC of imprisonment for life passed on him by the High Court are correct, and there are absolutely no grounds for interference.
Judgment, page 115
From the headnote
Jury 'l'rial-Oharge-Misdirection-Reference by Judge, if and when competent-Plea of General Exception-Burden of proof-"Grave anrl sudden provocation"-Test-Power of High Oonrt in reference-Gode of Criminal Procednre(Act, 5 of 1898), ss. 307, 410, 417, 418(1), 423(2), 297, 155 (1), 162- Imlian Penal Gode, 18n0 (Act 45 of 1860), ss. 302, 300, Ex ception 1·-lndian Evidence Act, 1872 (l•o/ 1872), s. 105. Appellant Nanavati, a Naval Officer, was put up on trial under ss. 302 and 304 Part I of the Indian Penal Code for the alleged murder of his wife's paramour. The prosecu tion case in substance
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Where later benches applied it
- 2023 Prasad Pradhan & Anr. v. The State of Chhattisgarh
- 2022 Dauvaram Nirmalkar v. State of Chhattisgarh
- 2016 State of Gujarat & Anr. v. Lal Singh @ Manjit Singh & Ors.
Of those, 2 relied on · 1 referred to
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