Supreme Court of India
State of Rajasthan v. Shera Ram @ Vishnu Dutta
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Penal Code, 1860 - ss.84, 302, ?95 and 449 - Murder - Plea of insanity - Maintainability of - Respondent caused death of deceased by hurling a stone on his head - Conviction by Trial Court - Acquittal by High Court primarily on the ground that at the time of incident, accused was a person of unsound mind within meaning of s. 84 - Appeal against the acquittal - Held: Oral and documentary evidence clearly O showed that respondent was suffering from epileptic attacks just prior to the incident - Immediately prior to the occurrence, he had behaved violently and had caused injuries to his own
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- 2014 Dilawar Singh & Ors. v. State of Haryana
- 2013 Shivasharanappa and Others v. State of Karnataka
- 2021 Jayamma & Anr v. State of Karnataka
- 2018 Devidas Loka Rathod v. State of Maharashtra
- 2013 Kanhaiya Lal & Ors. v. State of Rajasthan
- 2014 State of Rajasthan v. Roshan Khan & Ors.
Of those, 2 relied on · 3 referred to · 1 mentioned
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