Supreme Court of India · 2010-04-28
Vijender Kumar @ Vijay vs State Of Delhi
- Citation / case number
- 2010 AIR SCW 4414
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Vijender Kumar @ Vijay
- Respondent
- State Of Delhi
- Bench
- Harjit Singh Bedi, C.K. Prasad
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the applicability of Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC in a case where the appellant was convicted under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Yogesh. The Court held that the burden lies on the accused to prove the applicability of the Exception, which requires demonstrating that the act was committed in a sudden quarrel without premeditation. The Court found that the circumstances did not support the claim of a sudden quarrel, thus upholding the conviction for murder under Section 302 IPC.