Supreme Court of India

Ranjit Sarkar v. State of Tripura

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Reported as [2015] 12 S.C.R. 792
Bench Dipak Misra and Prafulla C. Pant JJ.
Decided 23 September 2015

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Penal Code, 1860: s. 302 - Fatal injury on head - c Conviction uls.302 by courts below - On appeal, held: Evidence showed that the accused-appellant gave single blow on the head of the victim-deceased with full force which resulted in his death - The act on part of the appellant is . covered by Part I of s. 304 - Therefore, conviction of appellant u/s.302 is set aside and he is convicted uls.304 Parl I and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for a period of 10 years. Disposing of the appeal, the Court HELD: 1. As per PW-15, the doctor, who conducted post mortem examination on the dead body of

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