Supreme Court of India

Buddu Khan v. State of Utiarakhand

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Reported as [2009] 1 S.C.R. 178
Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat and Asok Kumar Gangul Y JJ.
Decided 12 January 2009

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that Exception 4 to Section 300 applies to the facts of the case.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860: c ss. 304 (Part /), 300, exception 4 and s. 302 - Murder or Culpable Homicide not amounting to murder - Applicability of Exception 4 to s.300 - Sudden quarrel between parties over a minor issue - Accused hitting the deceased resulting in his death - Incident witnessed by prosecution witnesses - Conviction u/s. 302 by courts below - Justification of - Held: On facts, exception 4 to s. 300 applicable - Conviction altered to s.304 (Part I) with custodial sentence of 10 years - Evidence. s.300, Exceptions 1 and 4 - Distinction between - Explained. Words and phrases: 'Fight',

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 referred to

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