Supreme Court of India

Vijayan @ Vijaya Kumar v. State Rep. by Inspector of Police

Neutral citation
Reported as [1999] 2 S.C.R. 89
Bench K.T. Thomas and D.P. Mohapatra JJ.
Decided 22 March 1999

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that authenticity of 02- sale receipt should not stand solely on the premise that PW3-Poosappan was noted as present in the Inquest Report.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860-Sections 300 and 96-Privaie defence-Plea of-­ Determination of aggressor-Divergent versions of prosecution and defence side about incident-Injuries sustained by accused not satisfactorily explained-No reference in the First Information Report about injuries sustained-Defence version that deceased and his party trespassed into the accused's house and attacked in retaliation of earlier attack came on official record soon after occurrence of the incident when accused told the doctor who examined his injuries-Evidence of photographer that he saw blood stains in front portion of

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