Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Part in Murder Case — Conviction Under Section 302 IPC Reduced to Section 304 Part I IPC Due to Grave and Sudden Provocation. The court held that the accused acted under provocation when the deceased teased his wife, and the single blow did not indicate intention to cause death, altering the conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
11 Jul 2005The appellant, Gajanan Dattatraya Pore, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) for the murder of Rajendra and sentenced ...
