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State of Madhya Pradesh v. Shyamlal & Ors.

Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 and second part of s.304

Dismissed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
19 Mar 2025
Citation
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 144
Case no.
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1254/2024
Bench
Abhay S. Oka, Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Augustine George Masih

Issue for consideration

The High Court converted the conviction of respondents u/s.302 of IPC into the second part of s.304 of the IPC. Whether the judgment of the High Court requires interference.

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