Ranveer Singh vs State Of M.P

The Supreme Court upheld the Madhya Pradesh High Court's judgment which altered the appellant's conviction from Section 302 IPC to Section 304 Part I IPC, holding that while the appellant claimed to have acted in private defense, the evidence indicated that the right was exceeded. The Court emphasized that the right of private defense, as per Section 96 IPC, must be assessed based on the specific facts of each case, and the appellant was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 20,000. The ruling clarifies the parameters of legitimate exercise of private defense under Indian law.