https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466659 Private defence was unavailable because the record did not show that the deceased was armed or that the accused faced a reasonable apprehension of death or grievous hurt; minor superficial injuries on the accused were not reliably linked to the occurrence, and the accused was treated as the aggressor. On the homicide charge, the evidence showed a single blow in a sudden quarrel, without premeditation, undue advantage, or cruel or unusual conduct, so Exception 4 to Section 300 applied and the offence was reduced from Section 304 Part I to Section 304 Part II. Credible injured-witness evidence, supported by medical evidence, sustained the hurt convictions under Sections 324 and 326 with modified sentences. en-us Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 20:10:38 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466659 Private defence was unavailable because the record did not show that the deceased was armed or that the accused faced a reasonable apprehension of death or grievous hurt; minor superficial injuries on the accused were not reliably linked to the occurrence, and the accused was treated as the aggressor. On the homicide charge, the evidence showed a single blow in a sudden quarrel, without premeditation, undue advantage, or cruel or unusual conduct, so Exception 4 to Section 300 applied and the offence was reduced from Section 304 Part I to Section 304 Part II. Credible injured-witness evidence, supported by medical evidence, sustained the hurt convictions under Sections 324 and 326 with modified sentences. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466659