Comment : In this case a women driven to despair and torture jumped into a well with her three children, was convicted u/s 300 (4) for causing death by act with knowledge that such act is […]
Tag: culpable homicide
Causing Death of Tresspasser by Rash & Negligent Act
Supreme Court of India Cherubin Gregory vs The State Of Bihar on 31 July, 1963 Equivalent citations: 1964 AIR 205, 1964 SCR (4) 199 Bench: Ayyangar, N Rajagopala PETITIONER: CHERUBIN GREGORY Vs. RESPONDENT: THE STATE […]
Transfer of Malice under Indian Penal Code.
CASE NOTE : A true classic on Transmigration of Motive/Transfer of Malice cases. In this case the accused gave poisoned halwa to X who having enough to make him sick, threw it away – which was […]
Murder under Supposed Circumstances
Comment : The Court summed up the law on death caused under supposed circumstances. The Law in a nutshell is examine the initial mens rea ? and not the latter one because when the person takes […]
Emporer v. Dhirajia – On Murder S.300 IPC
Allahabad High Court Emperor vs Mt. Dhirajia on 4 June, 1940 Equivalent citations: AIR 1940 All 486 Author: Braund JUDGMENT Braund, J. 1. This is an appeal of some little interest. The appellant is […]
Virsa Singh v. State of Punjab – SC on Murder S.300 IPC
Comment : The Court held that to bring a case under section 300 IPC Part 3 – the prosecution need not prove that the accused knew the injury to be sufficient in the ordinary course of […]
Murder v. Culpable Homicide – R v Govinda
Comment : The distinction drawn by Melville J. in this cause celebre, has been accepted. In a nutshell – as Culpable Homicide is the genus and murder is the species. Murder is culpable homicide + that […]