Supreme Court · 1978 INSC 171 · Decided 13 September 1978
Morcha v. The State of Rajasthan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1978 INSC 171 · [1979] 1 S.C.R. 744
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 43/1972
- Decided
- 13 September 1978
- Bench
- JASWANT SINGH, P.S. KAILASAM, A.D. KOSHAL (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 299, 300, 302, 304; CrPC Section 291; Evidence Act Section 45
Headnote
Culpable hondcide-Accused causing several injuries on the person of the deceased, out of which one iniury which had injured the liver and caused the perforation of the larger colon was sufficient to cause the death in the ordin,rry course of nature-Medical opinion further was to the effect had been performed, there were chances of survival of the deceased"-Whether it alters !he C nature of offence from one under Section 302 l.P.C. to one under Section '.:104 Part II l.P.C. D E F G H Penal Code, Sections 299, 300, 302, 304 r jw Evidence Act, Section 45 and Section 291
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