Supreme Court of India

Kandaswamy v. State of Tamil Nadu

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Reported as [2008] 10 S.C.R. 1103
Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat and P. Sathasivam JJ.
Decided 17 July 2008

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Penal Code, 1860: s. 299, 300, 302 and 304 (Part I) - Cul- pable Homicide - Conviction under s. 302 - Challenge against - Held: In the light of factual scenario and principles laid down c in ss.299 and 300, conviction altered to s.304(Part /). The prosecution case was that appellant-accused in- discriminately cut the deceased which resulted in his death. The trial Court convicted appellant under s.302 IPC and sentenced him to undergo life·imprisonment. The only stand before the High Court was that the scenario as pro- jected by the prosecution ruled out the application of s.302 IPC. High

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