Supreme Court of India

Subramani and Ors. v. State of Tamil Nadu

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Reported as [2002] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 718
Bench N. Santosh Hegde and B.P. Singh JJ.
Decided 28 August 2002

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What the Court ordered

In the result this appeal is allowed and the appellants are acquitted of all the charges levelled against them.

Judgment, page 15

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Penal Code, 1860; Sections 34, 96, 99, 103, 147, 148, 149, 302, 304 Part I, 324, 326 and 447: Charges of murder, causing grievous hurt, criminal trespass­ Conviction-High Court found the accused guilty of having exceeded their right of self-defence and convicted them under Section 304 Part I read with Section 34 but acquitted them of the charges of criminal trespass since disputed land was in possession of accused persons-Held, since accused were acquitted of the charges of committing murder on the ground of exercising of their right of private defence and it could not be ascertained which of

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