Supreme Court of India · 2003-12-18
State Of Rajasthan vs Dhool Singh
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2004 SUPREME COURT 1264
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- State Of Rajasthan
- Respondent
- Dhool Singh
- Bench
- N.Santosh Hegde, B.P.Singh
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court examined whether the High Court correctly modified the conviction of Dhool Singh from Section 302 IPC to Section 304 Part II IPC. The Court upheld the findings of the lower courts regarding the incident leading to the death of Amar Singh but concluded that the prosecution did not establish the necessary intent for a murder charge under Section 300 IPC. The Court affirmed the High Court's decision, determining that the act constituted culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part II IPC, thus maintaining the modified sentence.