Supreme Court of India · 2023-07-03
Uggarsain vs The State Of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Uggarsain
- Respondent
- The State Of Haryana
- Author
- S. Ravindra Bhat
- Bench
- Dipankar Datta, S. Ravindra Bhat
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court examined the appeal against the High Court's decision to convert a conviction from Section 302 to Section 304-Part II of the IPC. The case involved an assault during a communal dispute, where the accused inflicted injuries resulting in death. The Court analyzed whether the evidence supported a charge of murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder, ultimately upholding the modification of the conviction. The judgment clarifies the distinction between murder and culpable homicide under Indian criminal law.