Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 625 · Decided 9 May 2008
Girish Singh v. State of Uttaranchal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 625 · [2008] 8 S.C.R. 47
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 849/2008
- Decided
- 9 May 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, P. SATHASIVAM (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 299, 300, 11, 304A
Headnote
COURT REPORTS [2008] 8 S.C.R. A High Court. Hence the present appeal. Dismissing the appeal, the Court HELD: 1.1 Section 304-A IPC applies to cases where . there is no intention to cause death and no knowledge B that the act done in all probability will cause death. The provision relates to for the graver and more serious charge of culpable homicide. (Para - 8) [50-E] 1.3 In order to be encompassed by the protection under Section 304-A IPC there should be neither inten­ D tion nor knowledge to cause death. When any of these two elements is found to be present, Section 304-A IPC
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