Supreme Court of India

Shrikant Anandrao Bhosale v. State of Maharashtra

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Reported as [2002] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 612
Bench Y.K. Sabharwal and H.K. Sema JJ.
Decided 26 September 2002

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Penal Code, 1860; Section 84: Insanity-Benefit of-Entitlement to-Held, state of mind of the accused at the time of commission of offence to be inferred from the circumstances to prove insanity to claim benefit of the exception-Accused suffering from Psychiatric illness indulged in quarrel with his wife and hit her on her head resulting in her death-Under the circumstances, reasonable inference could be drawn that accused was under a delusion at the time of commission of crime-Thus, he is entitled to the benefit of general exceptions under Section 84-Evidence Act, 1872; Section I 05.

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