Supreme Court of India

Bunnilal Chaudhary v. State of Bihar

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Reported as [2006] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 264
Bench Dr. Ar. Lakshmanan and Lokeshwar Singh Panta JJ.
Decided 5 July 2006

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that Clause (iii) of Section 300 does not cover the case.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860: Sections 299 and 300, clause 'thirdly'-Single knife injury caused on left side of chest of victim-Death of victim-Medical report not pointing out that injury was sufficient in ordinary course of nature to cause death-Held, case falls under third part of Section 300 and accused is guilty of offence punishable under Section 304 (part II) !PC-Ingredients of Section 300, clause 'thirdly' and Section 299 explained. Section 3021149-0ne out of the ten accused giving a single knife blow on chest of victim resulting in his death-Conviction by trial court of all accused u/s

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 mentioned

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