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Offence under Section 337 IPC - The key question is whether a person can be convicted under Section 337 IPC if they are self-injured during the commission of an offence. The sources do not explicitly state that self-injury automatically absolves or affects liability under Section 337. However, the cases indicate that liability depends on whether the accused's actions caused injury to others, regardless of their own injuries Mr.Anandha Babu vs The State Represented By Inspector Of Police, M-4, Thudiyalur Police Station, Coimbatore - Madras.
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Liability and Self-Injury - In cases like the one involving a traffic accident (INDMAD00000566217), the court focused on negligence and whether the accused's actions caused injury to others. Self-injury alone does not necessarily negate liability under Section 337 IPC, which pertains to causing hurt or injury to another person through rash or negligent acts.
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Legal Precedents and Court Views - The courts have convicted individuals under Section 337 IPC even if they sustained injuries themselves, provided their actions caused injury to others. For example, in traffic accidents and assault cases, liability was determined based on the act's nature rather than the accused's injuries Mr.Anandha Babu vs The State Represented By Inspector Of Police, M-4, Thudiyalur Police Station, Coimbatore - Madras, EZHUKULATHIL RAVEENDRAN vs STATE OF KERALA - Kerala.
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Self-Defense and Section 337 - The sources mention cases where self-defense was a factor, leading to modifications or acquittals (e.g., in land disputes or assault cases), but these do not directly address self-injury during the offence. They suggest that self-defense can be a mitigating factor but do not exempt an accused from liability under Section 337 if their act caused injury to others MAHENDRA PRASAD YADAV VS STATE OF BIHAR - Jharkhand.
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Conclusion - An accused can be convicted under Section 337 IPC even if they are self-injured during the commission of the offence. The primary consideration is whether their act caused injury to another person, not whether they sustained injuries themselves. Self-injury may be relevant for sentencing or defenses like self-defense but does not automatically absolve liability Mr.Anandha Babu vs The State Represented By Inspector Of Police, M-4, Thudiyalur Police Station, Coimbatore - Madras, Unnisa @ Jagdish vs State Of M.P. - Madhya Pradesh.
References: - IND_HC_KLHC010188182001 - 02500039734 - 00300051968 - 01300016747 - 01300016612 - 02000009976 - 01100055024 - INDMAD00000566217 - INDMP00000071249
Search Results for "Can a Accused be Convicted for Offence under 337 Ipc if he is Self Injuried"
2010 Supreme(Online)(KER) 46712 • India - High Court of Kerala
M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR, J
Negligence - Road Traffic Accidents - IPC Sections 279, 337, 338 - The court confirmed the convict's liability for negligent driving ... Fact of the Case: The petitioner was convicted for rash driving after colliding with a compound wall while trying to ... Issues: Whether the petitioner acted in self-defense to avoid a collision and if the sentence was excessive. ... KL 11/C 1602, the accused in C.C. No.535 of 1995 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate-III, Kozhikode, was conv....
1985 0 Supreme(All) 197 • India - Allahabad
B.L.LOOMBA
, the accused were acquitted of charges under Sections 323/324, 147, 148, and 337, I.P.C. ... In one appeal, the appellants were convicted for offences under Sections 307, 147, 148, and 323, I.P.C., while in the other appeal ... had failed to prove the existence of an unlawful assembly with a common intention to commit an offence. ... In addition, Ambika, Singh and Uma were convicted for offence under Section 148, I. P. C#....
2023 0 Supreme(Kar) 1117 • India - Karnataka
K. SOMASHEKAR, RAJESH RAI K.
(A) Indian Penal Code - Sections 302, 307, 201, 279, 337 - Indian Arms Act - Sections 25(1)(a)(b), 6, 27 - Accused convicted of multiple ... offences including murder for shooting deceased during a property dispute - Rigorous imprisonment and fines imposed for each offence ... , to run concurrently - The Court found that the accused acted under grave and sudden provocation due to a civil dispute, leading ... , the learned Sessions Judge rightly convicted#HL_....
2009 0 Supreme(Guj) 295 • India - Gujarat
JAYANT PATEL, RAJESH H.SHUKLA
appellants in committing the offence is not made out — The trial Court has convicted A-3 only for offence under Section 323 of the ... The fact that Additional Sessions Judge has convicted A-3 only for offence under Section 323 would itself suggest that the common ... intention has not been believed and charges for offence under Section 302 read with Section 34 of IPC are not believed. ... The learned Judge has also convicted A-1, A-2 and A-4 for #HL....
2009 0 Supreme(Guj) 300 • India - Gujarat
RAJESH H.SHUKLA, PATEL
appellants in committing the offence is not made out — The trial Court has convicted A-3 only for offence under Section 323 of the ... The fact that Additional Sessions Judge has convicted A-3 only for offence under Section 323 would itself suggest that the common ... intention has not been believed and charges for offence under Section 302 read with Section 34 of IPC are not believed. ... The learned Judge has also convicted A-1, A-2 and A-4 for #HL....
2004 0 Supreme(Jhk) 18 • India - Jharkhand
SUDHANSU JYOTI MUKHOPADHAYA, LAKSHMANA RAO
Fact of the Case: The appellants were convicted for various charges under the Indian Penal Code (I. P. ... Self-Defence - Land Dispute - Section 302, 307, 325, 323, 324, 337, 148, 147, 149, 304, Part II, I. P. ... The appellants' plea of self-defence was accepted, and their convictions and sentences were modified based on the excessive use of ... The offence of the accused would, therefore, be one under section 304, Part II, #HL....
2017 0 Supreme(Del) 2094 • India - Delhi
G.S.SISTANI, GITA MITTAL
The court set aside the conviction of the appellants under Section 302 IPC and convicted them under Section 304 Part II IPC. ... Fact of the Case: The appellants were convicted for the murder of one Ramesh @ Ram Asre and sentenced to life imprisonment ... members and in the course of the quarrel, the appellants had assaulted the deceased with a hammer, a danda and a saria, causing injuries ... By the impugned judgment dated 22nd March, 2016 and order on sentence dated 29th March, 2016, the appellants ....
2025 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 65533 • India - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J
The crux of the dispute rests on the adequacy of evidence proving rashness or negligence by the accused. ... This judgment relates to a Criminal Revision Petition challenging the conviction under Sections 279, 337, and 304(A) of the Indian ... The trial court convicted the petitioner based on evidence of prosecution witnesses regarding a traffic accident, but the appellate ... before the Idayarpalayam Gandhi Adigal School without properly watching the road or signaling and thus caused the accident and therefore #HL_START....
2024 Supreme(Online)(MP) 38593 • India - High Court of Madhya Pradesh
G.S. AHLUWALIA, J
IPC and since, offence under Section 304-A of IPC is the grievous offence therefore, in the light of Section 71 of Cr.P.C. convicted the applicant for offence under Section 304-A of IPC . ... Gwalior in Criminal Case No. 30/1994, by which the applicant has been convicted for offences under Sections 279 ,304A,337 and 338 of Sections 279 , 304-A , 337 , 338 of a href="./.. ... is convicte....
2015 0 Supreme(Mad) 2241 • India - Madras
B.RAJENDRAN
]. – The petitioner was not convicted for the offence under Section 337 IPC. – The petitioner unsuccessfully assailed the judgment ... 279, 337 and 304 (A) of IPC. – Upon completion of trial, the trial court convicted the petitioner for the offences under Sections ... three months simple imprisonment. – Further the petitioner was not convicted for the offence under Section 337 as the prosecution .....
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