Supreme Court of India
Abdul Waheed Khan @ Waheed and Ors. v. State of Andhra Pradesh
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What the Court ordered
Taking into account the totality of the circumstances the conviction recorded by the High court under Section 302 IPC cannot be faulted. The appeals deserve dismissal, which we direct.
Judgment, p. 717 (concluding paragraph)
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860—Sections 302, 300 and 299—Conviction under Section 302—Correctness of—With an object to rob, accused persons indiscriminately stabbing a person resulting in his death—Trial Court convicting accused for culpable homicide not amounting to murder—High Court converting conviction to murder—On appeal held, the intention prevailing at the time of assault determines applicability of relevant provisions—In the instant case, death ensued from bodily injury or injuries sufficient to cause death in the ordinary course of nature—Hence High Court justified in converting conviction of accused to murder.
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