Suryamani Singh vs State Of U.P.

The Supreme Court modified the conviction of the appellants Bahadur Singh and Algu Singh from Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC to Section 304 Part II read with Section 34 IPC, holding that the evidence did not support the intention to commit murder. The Court noted that the appellants inflicted injuries with a lathi, and the nature of the injuries indicated a lack of intent to kill. Consequently, the sentence was reduced to 7 years of rigorous imprisonment under Section 304 Part II IPC.