SAMPAT SINGH vs STATE OF RAJASTHAN

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 304 Part II IPC, finding that he had exceeded his right of self-defence. The Court clarified that while the appellant's statement under Section 342 of the Code of Criminal Procedure could not solely justify a conviction, it could be considered alongside other evidence. The ruling distinguished the case from Narain Singh v. State of Punjab, affirming that the lower courts had sufficient evidence to support their findings.