KASAM ABDULLA HAFIZ vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 304 Part-I IPC for the murder of Manohar Deshmukh, affirming the Bombay High Court's decision that the appellant acted without intention to kill, resulting in a five-year sentence. The Court also confirmed the conviction under Section 324 IPC for injuring Sanjay Patil, reducing the charge from Section 307 IPC, and imposed a two-year sentence to run concurrently. The appeal by the State of Maharashtra against the acquittal under Sections 302 and 307 IPC was also considered.