Supreme Court of India
Vijender Kumar @ Vijay v. State of Delhi
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that the facts, as have been given by us above, do not justify the applicability of Exception.
Judgment, page 4
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860: c ss. 302 and s. 3_00, Exception 4 - Son of a bus operator, suspecting that the helper, a young boy, misappropriated a part of the bus fare, taking out a knife from his scooter and stabbing the boy on the abdomen - Victim died in hospital the same day - Conviction by trial court uls 302 - Affirmed by High Court - HELD: The facts do not justify applicability of Exception 4 to s. 300 - Admittedly, there was no pre meditation in the incident - The requirement of a sudden fight is however missing - The facts show that there was no sudden quarrel and it was a unilateral act on
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