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Sudam Prabhakar Achat v. The State of Maharashtra

Penal Code, 1860 – ss.304 Part I, 300 exception IV, 302 – Culpable homicide not amounting to murder

Partly allowed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
21 Mar 2025
Citation
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 897
Case no.
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 641/2024
Bench
Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Augustine George Masih

Issue for consideration

Issue arose as to whether the conviction u/s.302 IPC could be converted into s.304 Part I or Part II IPC.

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