Supreme Court of India

State of H.P. v. Nazar Singh and Anr.

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Reported as [2009] 7 S.C.R. 1117
Bench S.B. Sinha and Dr. Mukundakam Sharma JJ.
Decided 6 May 2009

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Penal Code, 1860 - s.304 Part II r/w s.34 - Culpable "" homicide not amounting to murder - Common intention -t Death due to armed assault - Four accused viz. 'S', 'J' and the two respondents - /legation that 'S' inflicted two injuries c on deceased's head with a 'gandasi' whereas the other accused inflicted 'lathi' blows - Held: On facts, there was no intention on part of any accused to cause death - Common intention, if any, assuming there was one, was to cause simple hurt as all ten injuries were found to be simple except one injury which the deceased suffered on his forearm - If common

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