KIKAR SINGH vs STATE OF RAJASTHAN

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the accused for murder under Section 302 IPC, finding that the accused had inflicted fatal injuries on the victim during an altercation, using a deadly weapon. The Court ruled that the accused took undue advantage and acted cruelly, thus Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC was not applicable. The Court clarified that culpable homicide with sufficient injury to cause death constitutes murder unless proven otherwise by the exceptions. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the trial court's sentence of life imprisonment.