Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 541 · Decided 29 April 2008
Kesar Singh & ANR. v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 541 · [2008] 6 S.C.R. 1196
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 754/2008
- Decided
- 29 April 2008
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, V.S. SIRPURKAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 299
Headnote
1196 A KESAR SINGH & ANR. V. STATE OF HARYANA (Criminal Appeal No. 754 of 2008) B APRIL 29, 2008 (S.B. SINHA AND V.S. SIRPURKAR, JJ.) Penal Code, 1860: c s.304 (part-/)- Single injury on head ~fvictim- Resulting in his death - HELO: Both the accused were guilty of commission of offence 1 s. 299 and s. 300 - 'Culpable homicide' not amounting to murder' and 'culpable homicide amounting to murder' - Distinction between - Explained - Comparison of provisions E ss. 299 and 300 made. s.299 - Expressions 'intention' and 'knowledge' - Distinction between - Explained. Words and
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