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Circumstances under which murder can be reduced to culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

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Homicide is the highest order of bodily injury that can be inflicted on a human body. It has been the most heinous offence. Homicide means the killing of a human by a human being. However, in every case of killing one is not culpable. In Public Prosecutor vs. S.N. Moorty, the accused had the intention […]

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Difference between Culpable Homicide and Murder

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In this article we will understand the major differences between Culpable Homicide and Murder. Section 299 and section 300 are the vast sections in the entire Indian Penal Code. They talk about the definitions of Culpable Homicide and Murder. In the scheme of Indian Penal Code, Culpable Homicide is ‘Genus’ and Murder its ‘Specie’. All

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