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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.

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