Supreme Court of India

Hari Nandan Singh v. The State of Jharkhand

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Bench B. V. Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma JJ.
Decided 11 February 2025

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the appellant shall also be discharged under Section 298 IPC. Additionally, we find that the appellant cannot be charged under Section 504 IPC, as there was no act on his part that could have provoked a breach of peace and accordingly, deserves to be discharged under Section 504 IPC as well.

Judgment, page 14

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