Supreme Court of India

Mariappan v. State Rep. by Inspector of Police

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Reported as [2023] 15 S.C.R. 1074
Bench Vikram Nath and Rajesh Bindal JJ.
Decided 24 November 2023

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Issue for consideration: On the day of incident, heated arguments took place between the two parties. During the quarrel, accused nos.1 and 2 stabbed victim multiple times with sooriknives, whil e accused no.3, though armed with a spade handle, did not infl ict injuries but facilitated in the attack. The appellant-accused was convicted u/s. 302 IPC. Whether the acts of the accused would come under Exception 4 to s.300 IPC or would be an act of culpable homicide amounting to murder punishable u/s. 302. Penal Code, 1860 – s. 302 and s.304 Part-I – Trial Court after examining witnesses and

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