Supreme Court of India

Deo Narain v. The State of U.P.

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Reported as [1973] 3 S.C.R. 57
Decided 11 December 1972

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons this appeal succeeds and allowing the same we acquit the appellant.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Indian Penal Code (Act 45 of 1860), Ss. 100 and 102-Right of pri­ vate defence-Scope of. There was a clash between the parties of the accused and complai­ nant over the possession of certain land; in which the appellant inflicted a fatal spear injury on the chest of the deceased. In • prosecution for off­ ences under &. 302 and s. 302/149, I.P. ., the trial court and the High Court found that the party of the complaina:nt had deliberately come to forcibly prevent or obstruct the possession of. the accused persons, and that such forcible obstruction and pm-ention were unlawful. But while the

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Of those, 1 referred to

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