Lethal - Indian Laws - General

Expression lethal In Aiyar s Advanced Law Lexicon which reads as under: Lethal weapon. A deadly weapon. The term lethal weapons means deadly weapons. Guns, Swords, pistols, knives, and the like are lethal weapons as matter of law , when used within striking distance of the party assaulted. Others are lethal or not according to their capability of producing death or great bodily harm in t he manner in which they are used. A lethal weapon is a weapon capable of causing an injury, and if it is barreled and if a shot, bullet, or other missile can be discharged from it, it is a firearm. A signal pistol firing a cartridge with explosive ballistic and containing a phosphorous and magnesium flare is a lethal weapon To give legal is natural meaning, such a weapon should be proved to be one capable of causing injuries of a more than trivial nature and of a kind which it might reasonably be expected could lead to death. Stroud s Judicial Dictionary of Words Phrases defines lethal weapon as under: A lethal weapon is a weapon capable of causing an injury, and if it is barreled and if a shot, bullet, or other missile can be discharged from it, it is a firearm. A signal pistol firing a cartridge with explosive ballistite and containing a phosphorous and magnesium flare is a lethal weapon . S.K. SHUKLA ORS VERSUS STATE OF U.P. ORS. - 2005 (11) TMI 513 - SUPREME COURT