Supreme Court of India

Dhupa Chamar and Ors. v. State of Bihar

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Reported as [2002] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 412
Bench Umesh C. Banerjee and B.N. Agrawal JJ.
Decided 2 August 2002

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Penal Code, 1860: Sections 323, 3021149, 300 and 148: Murder by causing solitary injury-Clause thirdly of Section 300-- . Applicability of-Held, accused intentionally aimed and inflicted the injury with deadly weapons in the chest of deceased with the force sufficient to cause death-Confirmed by the medical report-Absence of evidence or reasonable explanation to rebut the same-Under the circumstances, it can be inferred that such a solitary injury inflicted upon the deceased is sufficient in the ordinary course of nature to cause death-Clause thirdly, Section 300 attracted Unlawful

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