Supreme Court of India
Singapagu Anjaiah v. State of Andhra Pradesh
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that in the facts found by the High court, it could not be said that accused 1 Gurmail Singh intended to cause that particular bodily injury which in fact was found to have been caused.
Judgment, page 6
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - s.302,.... Death due to assault on head with a crow bar - Conviction of accused-appellant u/ s. 302 - Justification of - Held: Justified - Appellant chose crow bar as the weapon of offence - He further chose a vital part of the body i.e. head for causing the injury which had caused multiple fractures of skull - This clearly shows the force with which appellant had used the weapon - The cumulative effect of all these factors irresistibly lead to the conclusion that appellant intended to cause death of the victim. Eight accused including the appellant were put on trial for
Where later benches applied it
- 2020 Stalin v. State Represented by the Inspector of Police
- 2018 State of Rajasthan v. Leela Ram @ Leela Dhar
- 2013 Ankush Shivaji Gaikwad v. State of Maharashtra
- 2022 The State of Uttarakhand v. Sachendra Singh Rawat
Of those, 3 relied on · 1 mentioned
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