Supreme Court of India

Pammi @brijendra Singh v. Govt. of Madhya Pradesh

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Reported as [1998] 1 S.C.R. 842
Bench M.M. Punchhi J.
Decided 12 February 1998

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Indian Penal Code, 1860: Sec. 97-Right of Private Defence-Appellant along with other accused went armed to settle accounts-Three deceased came to the place of occurrence and tried to pacify-Led to an altercation­ Appel/ant and other accused shot at the deceased persons resulting in their death-Held-No right to private defence can be claimed against an act of self defence. Criminal Procedure Code, 1973: Sec. 154-First Information Report lodged soon after the occurrence-Names of all the eye witnesses not mentioned in the report-The eye witnesses cross examined rigorously­ Nothing found to doubt

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