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Sudden Fight, Consent And The Principle Of Comparative Responsibility In The Indian Penal Code, Ian D. Leader-Elliott Professor

Ian D Leader-Elliott Professor

An examination of the partial defence of 'sudden fight' in the Indian Penal Code with particular reference to the principle of 'comparative responsibility' of the victim and offender and the effect of that principle on the criminal liability of a defendant accused of unlawful homicide under the Code.