Supreme Court of India
Surendra and Anr. v. State of Maharashtra
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We are of the opinion that the conviction of the Appellants under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code cannot be sustained.
Judgment, page 14
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Penal Code, 1860: Section 304, Part I-Culpable homicide not mnounting to murder When PW-3, the son of the deceased, was going to the pan shop early in the morning, accused No. 2 allegedly came out with a stick and hurled some blows on him-PW-I, daughter of the deceased raised hue and cry-The deceased came out thereafter to rescue his son-At that time, accused No. I allegedly took out one ubhari (a big stick) from a bullock cart and assaulted him-It was the case of the accused persons that the deceased and his son, nurturing deep resentment against them, came armed and made attempts to
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