Supreme Court of India

State of Rajasthan v. Ram Bharosi and Ors.

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Reported as [1998] 3 S.C.R. 1129
Bench M.K. Mukherjee and D.P. Wadhwa JJ.
Decided 12 August 1998

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Criminal Law: Penal Code, 1860: Sections 97, 99, 103, 441 and 300 Exception 2. c Private defence-Right of-Extending to cause death-Availability a/­ Dispute related to ownership and possession of agricultural land-Accused fully armed with firearms and lathis whereas complainants (deceased and his nephew) unarmed-Accused found ploughing complainant's land and when deceased questioned them he was fired upon and his nephew given lathi blows-Held: Even assuming that the accused were in possession of the land, the complainants cannot have committed trespass under S.441-0therwise also right of

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Of those, 2 mentioned

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