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Showing posts with label private defence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label private defence. Show all posts
Tuesday, 24 June 2025

How to appreciate evidence if in criminal case accused has received injuries and if prosecution fails to explain how accused has sustained injury?

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 In Indian criminal law, the failure of prosecution to explain injuries sustained by the accused is a significant circumstance that courts m...
Wednesday, 30 October 2024

Important Supreme Court Judgments on Murder

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Exception 2: Self defense  In Yogendra Morarji v. State of Gujarat AIR 1980 SCC 660, the Supreme Court  dealt with the extent to which the...
Tuesday, 30 November 2021

How to appreciate evidence if prosecution has suppressed injuries suffered by accused?

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 In Lakshmi Singh v. State of Bihar, (1976) 4 SCC 394, this Court considered the effect of suppression of injuries suffered by the accused. ...
Saturday, 6 April 2019

Whether conviction for rash driving and causing injury is maintainable where driver was facing real threat of imminent death?

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 In the present case, the evidence shows that the Applicant did not drive the taxi at higher speed on his own volition. It was the case of...
Friday, 14 April 2017

Whether police can file final report saying that no offence is made out against accused considering his right of private defence?

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From this provision, it is crystal clear that the an offence either culpable homicide or murder as defined under Sections 299 and 300 o...
Tuesday, 4 April 2017

Leading Supreme Court Judgment on right of private defence

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 The right of private defence is contemplated by Section 97 of IPC which reads as follows:- “Section 97. Right of private defence of the ...
Saturday, 18 June 2016

How to appreciate evidence if right of private defence is claimed?

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Once the Court came to a finding that the prosecution has suppressed the genesis and origin of the occurrence and also failed to explain t...
Saturday, 26 October 2013

There is no right of private defence against acts done by public servants acting in good faith under colour of his office

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The need of self preservation has its root in the doctrine of necessity. The right of self defence is therefore basis of necessity and...