Kishan Singh @ Actor vs State Of Uttaranchal (Now Uttarakhand)

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's modification of the appellant's conviction from Section 302 IPC to Section 304 Part-I IPC, affirming the life sentence but reducing it to ten years. The Court found that the incident occurred without premeditation during a drunken altercation, where the appellant attempted to attack his wife and accidentally injured the deceased, Govind Singh. The evidence of an extra-judicial confession and the circumstances of the case supported the High Court's decision.