Supreme Court of India

Shankar Diwal Wadu v. State of Maharashtra

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Reported as [2007] 4 S.C.R. 253
Bench S.B Sinha and Markandey Ka Tju JJ.
Decided 21 March 2007

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the case comes under Section 304/Part 2 and not under Section 302 IPC since the incident occurred in a sudden fit of anger.

Judgment, page 3

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860-s. 304 Part If-Murder-In a fit of anger- Prosecution case supported by evidence of eye-witnesses and other witnesses- Corroborated by Medical evidence-Conviction by Courts below ulss 302 c and 506-0n appeal, held: Accused rightly held guilty-But since the incident occurred in a fit of anger, conviction altered to one under Section 304 Part IJ-Sentence reduced to already undergone i.e. 11 years. Appellant - accused caused death of his brother. According to prosecution case, accused wanted to keep PW-4 (widow of his another brother) -1 as his mistress. PW-4 refused . On the day

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