Supreme Court of India

Jugut Ram v. The State of Chhattisgarh

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Reported as [2020] 6 S.C.R. 1140
Bench R. F. Nariman, Navin Sinha and Indira Banerjee JJ.
Decided 16 September 2020

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Penal Code, 1860: s. 304 (Part II) – Assault by Lathi – Resulting in death o f the victim after one day – Conviction u/s. 302 IPC and life imprisonm ent by Courts below – Appeal to Supreme Court – Held: ‘L athi’ is a common item carried by a villager – It cannot be called a weapon of assault simpliciter – In the case of an assault by ‘lathi’, it has to be ascertained whether there was intention or knowl edge – The circumstances, manner of assault, nature and number of injuries will have to be considered cumulatively to decipher the in tention or knowledge as the case may be – In the facts of

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