Supreme Court of India
Prithu @ Prithi Chand and Anr. v. State of H.P.
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Penal Code, 1860 : s. 304 Part I rlw s. 34 and s. 300, Exception 4 - Sudden c quarrel - Accused allegedly gave fist blows to deceased and hit him with stones - Acquittal by trial court - Set aside by High Court in appeal - Held: Minor discrepancies in statement of witnesses was inconsequential - Evidence was sufficient to .... convict the accused - High Court right in convicting the r accused persons u/s 304 Part I. Evidence - Witness - Appreciation of - Principles re" iterated. According to the prosecution, In course of a quarrel, the accused persons gave fist blows to the deceased and hit
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- 2018 State of Madhya Pradesh v. Chhaakki Lal and Another
- 2010 C. Muniappan & Ors. v. State of Tamil Nadu
- 2022 Md. Jabbar Ali & Ors. v. The State of Assam
- 2025 Gurdeep Singh v. The State of Punjab
- 2024 Sandeep v. State of Uttarakhand
- 2024 Selvamani v. The State Rep. by the Inspector of Police
- 2022 Rajesh Yadav & Anr v. State of U.P.
- 2019 Rohtas & Anr. v. The State of Haryana
- 2017 State of U.P. v. Ram Kumar & Ors.
Of those, 2 relied on · 1 referred to · 6 mentioned
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