Supreme Court of India

Moorthy v. State of Tamil Nadu

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Reported as [2008] 16 S.C.R. 271
Bench Dalveer Bhandari and Harjit Singh Bedi JJ.
Decided 19 November 2008

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Penal Code, 1860: s.304(Part I) - Appellant and other accused persons stabbed deceased resulting in his death - c Statement of appellant under s.313 Cr.P. . that deceased attempted to murder him with knife and during course of struggle even he sustained injuries in self defence - Acquittal by Trial Court - Conviction by High Court under s.304(Part I) - lntetierence with - Held: Deceased received 20 incised injuries caused on various parts of his body in general and ' on vital parts of his body in particular - Injuries on appellant 't were very minor and supetiicial in nature - Trial Court

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