Supreme Court of India
Ramjit and Ors. v. State of U.P.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the considered view that appropriate conviction would be under Section 304 Part I read with Section 149 IPC. The conviction is accordingiy altered.
Judgment, page 6
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - s.304 Part I rlw s. 149 - Death caused due to armed assault pursuant to sudden quarrel - Bull belonging to accused causing damage to standing crops on fields of complainant - Exchange of hot words and quarrel between the parties - While the quarrel was continuing, one accused went inside the house and within 2-3 minutes came out with other accused persons armed with various weapons and they all launched assault resulting in death of complainant's father - Conviction of accused-app_ellants ul s. 302 rlw s. 149 - Propriety of - Held: Not proper - Appropriate - conviction
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