Supreme Court of India

Budhi Singh v. State of H.P.

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Reported as [2012] 11 S.C.R. 848
Bench Swatanter Kumar and Madan B. Lokur JJ.
Decided 13 December 2012

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PENAL CODE, 1860. s.300, Exception 1 and s. 304 (Part-1)-Death caused under grave and sudden provocation - Tests to be applied - Explained - Held: In the instant case, keeping in view that the deceased and the accused were real brothers, and the factum of the deceased being in a drunken state abusing and 0 assaulting his father, it can be reasonably held that there was sudden and grave provocation to the accused, who gave a 'tobru' blow on the head of the deceased which proved to be fatal -There was no previous animosity between the parties - Further, there was neither any premeditation nor

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