STANLY MOSES vs STATE OF TAMIL NADU

The Supreme Court held that the appellant's act of stabbing the deceased, resulting in death, did not amount to murder under Section 302 IPC, as Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC was applicable due to the quarrel being over a petty issue and the infliction of a single stab injury. The Court modified the conviction from Section 302 IPC to Section 304 Part I IPC, sentencing the appellant to ten years of rigorous imprisonment while upholding the conviction under Section 341 IPC. The appeal was thus disposed of with the modified sentence.