KASHI RAM . vs STATE OF M.P. — Crl.A. No. 320/2000

Case under Section II-E. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010003512000

Filing Date

04-Jan-2000

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 320/2000

Diary Number

351/2000

Order Date

17-Oct-2001

Document Type

Judgment - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 29-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II-E

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.KASHI RAM .

    Adv. L. N. GUPTA (Dead / Retired / Elevated)

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF M.P.

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 17-Oct-2001

    Judgment - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 06-Sep-2001

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 04-Jan-2000

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 320/2000

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casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: Kashi Ram v. State of M.P. (Crl.A. 320/2000) Court Decision: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, setting aside the High Court's convictions. Only accused Ramesh was convicted under Section 304 Part II IPC (causing death by negligence) for two deaths, sentenced to 7 years RI each (concurrent), plus Arms Act conviction maintained. All other accused (Kashiram, Teekaram, Suresh, Ratna, Nanakram) were acquitted. Key Reasoning: The Court found the accused had exercised the right of private defence after accused Prabhu sustained serious injuries from prosecution party members. Medical evidence showed Prabhu's unexplained injuries, casting doubt on the prosecution narrative. Ramesh's firing at fleeing individuals exceeded lawful defence, warranting culpable homicide conviction rather than murder. The Court rejected the High Court's flawed reversal of acquittals and emphasized that accused need not formally plead self-defence to benefit from it when supported by evidence. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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