Culpable Homicide

Supreme Court clarifies the scope of Culpable Homicide not amounting to Murder under Section 304 Part II IPC: Yuvraj Laxmilal Kanther & Anr. vs. State of Maharashtra (2025) INSC 338 (07 March 2025)

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Date of the Judgment: 07 March 2025 Citation: (2025) INSC 338 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J., Ujjal Bhuyan, J. When does an accident at a workplace become a criminal offense? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this critical question in the case of Yuvraj Laxmilal Kanther & Anr. vs. State of Maharashtra. The court […]

Supreme Court clarifies the scope of Culpable Homicide not amounting to Murder under Section 304 Part II IPC: Yuvraj Laxmilal Kanther & Anr. vs. State of Maharashtra (2025) INSC 338 (07 March 2025) Read Post »

Supreme Court Alters Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Sudden Fight Case: Sunny @ Santosh vs. State of Maharashtra (2024) INSC 878 (20 November 2024)

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Supreme Court Alters Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Sudden Fight Case: Sunny @ Santosh vs. State of Maharashtra (2024) INSC 878 (20 November 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 is sustainable when the incident occurs during a sudden fight without premeditation. CASE TYPE:

Supreme Court Alters Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Sudden Fight Case: Sunny @ Santosh vs. State of Maharashtra (2024) INSC 878 (20 November 2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court alters conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder in Sunil @ Sonu vs State NCT of Delhi (2024)

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Supreme Court alters conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder in Sunil @ Sonu vs State NCT of Delhi (2024) Date of the Judgment: September 24, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 727 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and K.V. Viswanathan, J. Can a conviction for murder be altered to culpable homicide not amounting to

Supreme Court alters conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder in Sunil @ Sonu vs State NCT of Delhi (2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Sudden Fight Case: Mohd. Ahsan vs. State of Haryana (25 April 2024)

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Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Sudden Fight Case: Mohd. Ahsan vs. State of Haryana (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) can be reduced to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 of the IPC in cases of

Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Sudden Fight Case: Mohd. Ahsan vs. State of Haryana (25 April 2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court Converts Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder in Karimans Case

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Supreme Court Converts Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder in Karimans Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 should be altered to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, given the circumstances of the

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Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Birthday Party Shooting Case

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Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Birthday Party Shooting Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the act of shooting during a sudden quarrel amounts to murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Yogesh @ Sonu Tharu vs. The State Judgment Date: April 4, 2024 Date of the

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Supreme Court to Examine Disparity in Convictions under Section 34 IPC in Murder Case

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Supreme Court to Examine Disparity in Convictions under Section 34 IPC in Murder Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether all accused persons should receive the same conviction and sentence when Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 is applied. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Vithal vs. The State of Karnataka. Judgment Date: 30 January 2024

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Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Transferred Intent Case: Nanhe vs. State of U.P. (21 November 2023)

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Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Transferred Intent Case: Nanhe vs. State of U.P. (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the doctrine of transferred intent applies when a person intends to harm one individual but unintentionally kills another. Also, whether intoxication can reduce criminal liability. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Nanhe vs. State of U.P. Judgment

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Supreme Court reduces conviction from Murder to Culpable Homicide: Parshuram vs. State of M.P. (2023) INSC 973

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Supreme Court reduces conviction from Murder to Culpable Homicide: Parshuram vs. State of M.P. (2023) INSC 973 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) for murder is sustainable when the prosecution fails to explain injuries on the accused and the common intention of the unlawful assembly to

Supreme Court reduces conviction from Murder to Culpable Homicide: Parshuram vs. State of M.P. (2023) INSC 973 Read Post »

Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide Due to Grave and Sudden Provocation: Markash Jajara vs. State of Assam (2023)

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Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide Due to Grave and Sudden Provocation: Markash Jajara vs. State of Assam (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the act of the accused falls under the ambit of culpable homicide not amounting to murder due to grave and sudden provocation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Markash Jajara vs.

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Supreme Court Converts Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Love Triangle Case

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Supreme Court Converts Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Love Triangle Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the act of the accused constitutes murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder, specifically concerning the intention and knowledge of the accused in causing the death of the victim. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: N. Ramkumar vs. The

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Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Army Personnel Fight Case: Gursewak Singh vs. Union of India (2023) INSC 648 (27 July 2023)

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Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Army Personnel Fight Case Date of the Judgment: 27 July 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 648 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J., Sanjay Karol, J. Can a fight between army personnel over seniority lead to a conviction for culpable homicide not amounting to murder? The Supreme Court of

Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Army Personnel Fight Case: Gursewak Singh vs. Union of India (2023) INSC 648 (27 July 2023) Read Post »

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