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 OF BIHAR DATE OF JUDGMENT: 31/07/1963 BENCH: AYYANGAR, N. RAJAGOPALA BENCH: AYYANGAR, N. RAJAGOPALA SINHA, BHUVNESHWAR P.(CJ) SHAH, J.C. CITATION: […]

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 another to be dead and then hangs him up to potrray this as a suicide he has mens rea only […]

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 nature to cause death – this would be too onerous – and would be tantamount to requiring a direct intention […]

Supreme Court on Rash & Grossly Negligent.

Supreme Court of India Rathnashalvan vs State Of Karnataka on 11 January, 2007 Author: D A Pasayat Bench: D A Pasayat, S Kapadia CASE NO.: Appeal (crl.) 45 of 2007 PETITIONER: Rathnashalvan RESPONDENT: State of Karnataka DATE OF JUDGMENT: 11/01/2007 BENCH: DR. Arijit Pasayat & S.H. Kapadia JUDGMENT: JUDGMENT DR. ARIJIT PASAYAT, J. : 1. […]