Supreme Court of India
Vineet Kumar Chauhan v. State of U.P.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that the High Court was correct E in coming to the conclusion that the appellant was responsible for causing the fatal injury to the deceased.
Judgment, page 10
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860-ss. 302 and 304 (Part !!)-Accused charged with murder caused by firearm-Acquittal by trial court, however, High Court convicted u/s 302-0n appeal, held: Accused caused fatal injury to deceased-Though deceased died of septicemia and toxemia owing to bed sores, basic cause of death was bullet injury-There was direct casual connection between hitting of bullet fired by accused to deceased and her death-Absence of evidence of Ballistic expert was not fatal -Requirement of mens rea was absent-There was no enmity- Occurrence took place without pre-meditation, in heat of passion
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