Supreme Court of India
Dattu Shamrao Valke and Anr. v. State of Maharashtra
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What the Court ordered
For the aforesaid reasons, we discard the plea of self-defence advanced by the accused which has been accepted by the High Court without evidentiary basis and without considering the clear finding of the trial Court in regard to the scene of offence.
Judgment, page 12
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860 : Sections 96 to 99-Right of private defence-Deceased and family including lady members on their way to the fields for weeding operation- Carrying axe, sticks which are ordinarily carried in villages while going to fields-Fight ensued resulting in death of two-Plea of self defence by accused-Held: Plea of self defence by the accused is wrongly accepted by High Court as arrival of deceased at the place of occurrence cannot be said to be for initiating fight against the accused. Section 300 Exception 4-Quarrel between accused and deceased-Two per.sons died and accused also
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