NASIRUDDIN KHAN . vs STATE OF BIHAR — Crl.A. No. 3/2001

Case Summary: Nasiruddin Khan v. State of Bihar (2001) The Supreme Court upheld the convictions of three appellants in a land dispute assault case from 1981. Appellant No. 1 was convicted under IPC Section 304 Part II (causing death by negligence) with a 5-year sentence, while appellants 2 and 3 were convicted under Section 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) with 1-year sentences. The court rejected their private defense claim, finding the accused's injuries were superficial and inconsistent with their account. However, given 27 years had elapsed since the incident, the court granted appellants 2 and 3 the benefit of Section 360 CrPC (release on bond with supervision) while requiring appellant No. 1 to surrender and serve his remaining sentence. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.