Supreme Court of India

Sekar @ Raja Sekharan v. State Rep. by Inspector of Police, T. Nadu

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Reported as [2002] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 113
Bench Arjjit Pasayat and S.B. Sinha JJ.
Decided 3 October 2002

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From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860-Sections 302, 304 Part I, Exception IV to Section 300 and Sect/on 96-:-Murder and Culpable Homicide not amounting to murder-Right of private defence-Availability of-Altercation between parties developing Into assault leading to death of one person-Accused taking plea /hat assault made in exercise of right of private defence-Trial Court rejecting the plea, convicting accused under section 302 and sentencing him to life impr/sonmf!nt-Hlgh Court upholding conviction-On appeal held, courts below right in rejecting the plea since the accused inflicted a further blow on the

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