The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has set aside a 1986 acquittal of two men involved in a 1984 fatal assault, ruling that the right of private defense cannot be used to justify the exercise of disproportionate and lethal force. The Division Bench, comprising Justice Rajnish Kumar and Justice Babita Rani, converted the
Right of Private Defence Cannot Justify Disproportionate Force: Allahabad HC Converts Acquittal to Conviction Under Sec 304 Part II IPC
