Supreme Court · 2026 INSC 318 · Decided 6 April 2026
Sivakumar v. State REP. BY the Inspector of Police
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 318 · [2026] 4 S.C.R. 368
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1807/2019
- Decided
- 6 April 2026
- Bench
- PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA, MANOJ MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 294(b), 324, 323, 302; CrPC
Headnote
Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court whereby it reversed the acquittal of A-1 and A-2 for the offence punishable u/s.294(b) IPC and convicted them for the said offence; conviction of A1 u/s. 324 IPC affirmed and also convicted whereas conviction of A-2 for the offence u/s.325 altered to one u/s. 304 Part II, and both were sentenced accordingly. Penal Code, 1860 - ss.294(b), 323, 324 and 302 rw s.34 - Culpable homicide - Use of the word 'bastard', if obscene -
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