https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=277452 Section 429 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 was construed to mean that a reference to a third Judge concerns the entire case of the concerned accused, not merely the narrow point on which the earlier Judges differed. The third Judge may therefore examine all points necessary for disposal, and his opinion governs the final result even if it departs from matters not expressly isolated in the reference. On the facts stated, the Court also found that the convictions under Section 323 IPC could not be sustained because the appellants were acting in private defence at least at the initial stage and no distinct personal responsibility for the hurt was established. The convictions and sentences were set aside and the appellants were acquitted. en-us Mon, 02 Apr 1956 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 04 Dec 2018 16:05:51 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=277452 Section 429 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 was construed to mean that a reference to a third Judge concerns the entire case of the concerned accused, not merely the narrow point on which the earlier Judges differed. The third Judge may therefore examine all points necessary for disposal, and his opinion governs the final result even if it departs from matters not expressly isolated in the reference. On the facts stated, the Court also found that the convictions under Section 323 IPC could not be sustained because the appellants were acting in private defence at least at the initial stage and no distinct personal responsibility for the hurt was established. The convictions and sentences were set aside and the appellants were acquitted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 02 Apr 1956 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=277452