SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT-AS PER EXCEPTION IV TO SECTION 300 IPC, CULPABLE HOMICIDE IS NOT MURDER IF IT IS COMMITTED WITHOUT PREMEDITATION IN A SUDDEN FIGHT IN THE HEAT OF PASSION UPON A SUDDEN QUARREL AND WITHOUT THE OFFENDER HAVING TAKEN UNDUE ADVANTAGE AND NOT HAVING ACTED IN A CRUEL OR UNUSUAL MANNER.
NAME MOBILE NO. E-MAIL I’D RANJEET KUMAR 8383098478 , 9667769795 rk@courtkutchehry.com JAI THAKUR 8130703334 , 9355723300 jai.thakur@courtkutchehry.com RAJEEV RANJAN 9334553249 rajiv.ranjan@courtkutchehry.com ASHOK MISHRA 9718327746 sales@courtkutchehry.com RAVI KUMAR ravi.singh@courtkutchehry.com Stalin Vs. State Represented By The Inspector Of Police, (2020) 09 SC CK 0014 A Full Bench of the Supreme Court Comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan, Justice R. Subhash Reddy and Justice M.R Shah held that as per Exception IV to Section 300 IPC, culpable homicide is not murder if it is committed without premeditation in a sudden fight in the heat of passion upon a sudden quarrel and without the offender having taken undue advantage and not having acted in a cruel or unusual manner. In the present case, at the place of incident the beer was being served; all of them who participated in the beer party were friends, th...