Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 285 · Decided 26 April 2013
Litta Singh & ANR. v. State of Rajasthan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 285 · [2013] 2 S.C.R. 1118
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 805/2009
- Decided
- 26 April 2013
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, M.Y. EQBAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34
Headnote
PENAL CODE, 1860: c s.304 (part 11)134 - Accused causing injuries to victim - Death of victim the following day - Conviction uls 302134 and sentence of life imprisonment, affirmed by High Court - Held: The instant case falls uls 304 (part II) - Although appellants had no intention to cause death knew that such bodily injury was likely to cause death - Therefore, appellants are guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder - Accordingly judgments of courts below are modified and conviction u/s 302 is converted to 304(part­ I/) - Appellants are sentenced to ten years'
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