Supreme Court of India
Hanumantappa Bhimappa Dalavai & Anr v. State of Karnataka
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EVIDENCE ACT, 1872: c s.105 - Burden to prove the case of self-defence - Held: Is on the person who sets up the plea - To claim a right of private defence extending to voluntarily causing of death, accused must show that there were circumstances giving rise to reasonable grounds for apprehending that either death or grievous hurt would be caused to him - In the instant case plea of right of private defence is without any substance - Trial court and High Court relying on injured eye witnesses, rightly convicted the accused - Penal Code, 1860 - Ss.96, 97 and 100; ss.302 and 326. The
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