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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR
MANOJ KUMAR GARG, RAVI CHIRANIA
Devi Singh, S/o Khim Singh Rawat – Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan – Respondent
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Judgment :
(MANOJ KUMAR GARG, J.)
Instant criminal appeal has been filed under Section 374(2) Cr.P.C. against judgment dated 20.01.1997 passed by learned District & Sessions Judge, Rajsamand, in Sessions Case No.101/1994 by which the learned Trial Court acquitted the accused Devi Singh from offence under Sections 109 & 120-B of IPC and convicted him for offence under Section 302 IPC and sentenced him to undergo life imprisonment along with a fine of Rs.5,000/- and in default of payment of fine to undergo six months’ SI.
2. Vide order dated 01.05.2023 passed by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court, the appeal in respect of appellant No.2- Maan Singh has been dismissed as abated.
3. Brief
The distinction between murder and culpable homicide depends on the presence of intent; absence of premeditation warrants a lesser charge under Section 304 Part II IPC.
Absence of premeditation and intent to kill during an altercation qualifies the act as culpable homicide not amounting to murder under IPC Section 304 Part II.
The distinction between murder and culpable homicide is fundamentally based on the presence or absence of intent, with actions classified under Section 304 Part II when committed without intention to....
The distinction between murder and culpable homicide lies in the presence of intent and premeditation, with spontaneous acts being treated as culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
The distinction between murder and culpable homicide hinges on the accused's intent; insufficient evidence of intent led to reclassification from murder to culpable homicide.
The distinction between murder and culpable homicide hinges on the presence of intention and premeditation, with the absence of these elements allowing for a conviction under Section 304 instead of S....
Culpable homicide is not murder if committed in a fit of passion during a sudden quarrel, as determined by Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC.
The distinction between murder and culpable homicide hinges on the accused's intention, with sudden provocation potentially reducing the charge from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murde....
The court modified the conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder, emphasizing the lack of intent or knowledge to cause death.
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