https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187603 A claimed right of private defence failed because the deceased was not shown to be the aggressor in a way that justified a fatal blow, and resistance, if any, could not extend to killing him. The incident was instead treated as a sudden free fight arising from a quarrel, with injuries on both sides and no proven undue advantage or cruelty. On that basis, Exception 4 to Section 300 applied, the offence was reduced from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304, and the conviction for hurt was left intact. en-us Tue, 14 Mar 1950 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 28 Oct 2016 12:26:23 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187603 A claimed right of private defence failed because the deceased was not shown to be the aggressor in a way that justified a fatal blow, and resistance, if any, could not extend to killing him. The incident was instead treated as a sudden free fight arising from a quarrel, with injuries on both sides and no proven undue advantage or cruelty. On that basis, Exception 4 to Section 300 applied, the offence was reduced from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304, and the conviction for hurt was left intact. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 14 Mar 1950 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187603