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Fortuitous

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Fortuitous, is happening by accident or chance rather than design (Oxford Dictionary), See also D. Ganesh Rao Patnaik v. State of Jharkhand, (2005) 8 SCC 454.

Means occurring by chance 'a fortuitous event may be highly unfortunate', Black's Law Dictionary, p. 664.

Means 'accident or fortuitous casualty (Stroud's Judicial Dictionary)

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