Supreme Court of India

Hukam Chand v. State of Haryana

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Reported as [2002] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 202
Bench Umesh C. Banerjee and Y.K. Sabharwal JJ.
Decided 23 October 2002

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Penal Code, 1860; Sections 302, 304 Part II & 323: Murder-Right to se/fdefence--He/d, since injury received by the accused persons is not serious, it negates the aggression theory-Hence right of self defence not available-Accused inflicted injury on the deceased by deadly weapon and the severity of blow was sufficient for causing his death-Hence Section 302 rightly invoked and not Section 304 Part JI. On the fateful day, PW12 and his brother went to the field for thrashing wheat. Members of accused party picked up 'khes' belonging to PW12 without his consent and when he asked to return the

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