From Murder to Culpable Homicide: Supreme Court Revisits Section 304, IPC in Bihari Rai vs. State of Bihar (2008)

/ Arijit Pasayat, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 145, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 304, Judges, Mukundakam Sharma, Right to Private Defense

Introduction Date of the Judgment: September 26, 2008 Citation: Criminal Appeal No. 1536 of 2008 (Arising out of S.L.P. (Crl.) No.862 of 2007) Judges: Dr. Arijit Pasayat, J. and Dr. Mukundakam Sharma, J. Can a conviction for murder be reduced to culpable homicide if the crime occurred during a sudden quarrel? The Supreme Court of […]

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