Supreme Court of India

Ravindra Shalik Naik and Ors. v. St Ate of Maharashtra

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Reported as [2009] 1 S.C.R. 1080
Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat and Asok Kumar Gangul Y JJ.
Decided 9 February 2009

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PENAL CODE, 1860: c s. 300, Exception 4 and ss. 302134 and 324 - Sudden fight - Accused inflicting injuries on victims with axe, knife and 'gupti' - Resulting in death of one of the victims - Conviction by trial court u/s 302134 and s.324 - Upheld by High Court- HELD: Conviction altered from s.302134 to s. 304(part I) - Sentence of 10 years rigorous imprisonment imposed. The appellants ( -1 to -3) were prosecuted for commission of offence punishable uls 302134 IPC. The prosecution case was that on a trivial issue, an altercation took place between PW-3, the husband of PW-1, and - 2. -1 and -3

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