January 9, 2021
Regina v. Dudley and Stephens
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CASE NAME : Regina v. Dudley and Stephens AUTHOR : Suchandra Mukherjee EQUIVALENT CITATION 14 Q.B.D. 273 BENCH Chief Justice Lord Coleridge INTRODUCTION Necessity as a defense is defined under section 81 in Indian Penal Code As per section 81 when a act is done to harm but which doesn’t have the parameter of criminal