Supreme Court of India
Buddu Khan v. State of Utiarakhand
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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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