Supreme Court of India

Mahabir Choudhary Etc. v. State of B!har

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Reported as [1996] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 165
Bench Madan Mohan Punchhi and K.T. Thomas JJ.
Decided 1 May 1996

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Indian Penal Code, 186()-Sections 97, 103-Private Defence-Right of-Scope-Mischief-People of another village cut open a bund, blocking water flowing further north-Attempt of appellants to restore bund-Resisted-Appellants gunning down mischief makers-Acted in excess of right of private defence-Conviction u/s 304 Pait I !PC. Thirteen persons including appellants were prosecuted for offences including Section 302/149 IPC. Prosecution case that the three deceased cut open a bond on a water stream which blocked the water flowing further north which was questioned by some of the appellants but as

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