High Court of Karnataka Upholds Conviction Under Section 304 Part I IPC for Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder, Dismisses State Appeal for Conviction Under Section 302 IPC. The court held that the act of the accused in causing a single blow on the head of the deceased with a stick, without premeditation or intention to cause death, falls under Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC, reducing the offence from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
12 Jan 2024The case involves two appeals: one by the accused Sureshgouda S. Satmar challenging his conviction under Sections 304 Part I and 201 of the Indian Pen...
