Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 625 · Decided 18 September 2006
Laxman v. State of M.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 625 · [2006] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 338
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 974/2006
- Decided
- 18 September 2006
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 148, 302, 149, 324, 300, 304, 299
Headnote
Penal Code. 1860: Sections 300, 302 and 304 Part I. Murder-Culpable homicide not amounting to 11111rder-Distinc1ion C between-Accused stopped the deceased and shot an arrow from a distance which hit the deceased who fell down and died immediately-Trial courl, placing reliance on the evidence of only under S. 302--Correc//less of-Held: All 'murder' is 'culpable homicide' bu/ D not vice-versa-- 'Culpable homicide' sans 'special characteristics of murder is 'cu/pahle homicide not amounling to murder '-Arroll's \l'ere being shol fi"om a dis1a11ce, no/ wilh any accuracy--One of such
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