KATTA RAMUDU vs STATE OF A.P.

The Supreme Court held that the appellant's act of stabbing the deceased with a knife constituted murder under Section 300 IPC, as the injuries inflicted were sufficient to cause death in the ordinary course of nature. The Court found that the appellant had the requisite intention to kill, rejecting the argument that he was unaware of the deceased's presence. The conviction was upheld, affirming the lower court's ruling that the act fell squarely within the definition of murder rather than culpable homicide not amounting to murder.