Supreme Court of India

Raj Singh v. State of Haryana Etc.

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Reported as [2015] 7 S.C.R. 268
Bench T.S. Thakur, R. Banumathi and Amitava Roy JJ.
Decided 23 April 2015

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Penal Code, 1860: ss. 96 to 103, 300 exception 2, 304 c Part I - Culpable homicide - Right to private defence - Injuries on person of appellant not serious in nature - Complainant party were not carrying any arms or deadly weapons - The act on part of accused party of firing shots which resulted in death of victim was not at all to prevent any injury which sought to be averted or which could have been reasonably apprehended - Appellant-accused acted aggressively - Plea of self defence by appellant was not sustainable - The incident took place in the house of complainant and not in the house

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