Supreme Court of India

Ravi Kumar v. State of Punjab

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Reported as [2005] 2 S.C.R. 548
Bench Arijit Pasa Y At and S.H. Kapadia JJ.
Decided 4 March 2005

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Penal code: Section 300, Exception 4-Applicability of-Sudden fight between the accused and deceased-Blow on head resulting in death of deceased-Trial court and High Court convicting accused under Section 302 /PC-Accused pleading applicability of Exception 4 of Section 300--Held: Trial Court and High Court not justified in convicting accused under Section 302-Exception 4 of Section 300 is applicable as accused had not taken undue advantage or acted in cruel or unusual manner-Fight suddenly took place for which both parties were equally to be blamed as there was mutua{ provocation and

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