Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 354 · Decided 27 August 2002
Abdul Waheed Khan @ Waheed and ORS. v. State of Andhra Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 354 · [2002] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 703
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 917/2000
- Decided
- 27 August 2002
- Bench
- RUMA PAL, ARIJIT PASAYAT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 34, 302, 299
Headnote
B Penal Code, I 860-Sections 302, 300 and 229--Conviction under Section 302--Correctness of-With an object to rob, accused persons indiscriminately stabbing a person resulting in his death-Trial Court convicting accused for c culpable homicide not amounting to murder-High Court converting determines applicability of relevant provisions-In the instant case, death ensued from bodily injury or injuries sufficient to cause death in the ordinary course of nature-Hence High Court justified in converting conviction of accused to murder. D Murder and culpable homicide not amounting to
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