Supreme Court of India
Sellappan v. State of Tamil Nadu
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Penal Code, 1860: Section 302-'Murder' and 'culpable homicide not amounting to murder'-Distinction between-The deceased married the daughter of the accused without his knowledge on account of which he was angry towards the deceased-When the deceased was on his way to bring agricultural labourers, the accused beat the deceased on his head twice with a stick The deceased fell down and died later in the hospital-Trial court convicted the accused under S. 302-High Court affirmed the decision-Correctness of-Held: It is the degree of probability of death which determines whether a culpable
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