Supreme Court of India

Richhpal Singh Meena v. Ghasi @ Ghisa & Ors.

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Reported as [2014] 9 S.C.R. 857
Bench Ranjana Prakash Desai and Madan B. Lokur JJ.
Decided 4 July 2014

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Penal Code, 1860: ss. 325134, 302134 - Homicide ...,... Conviction by trial court u/s.302134 - High Court altered conviction to one u/s.325134 - Held: Assailants gave two /athi blows to the victim-deceased which fractured his ribs and pierced his lungs resulting in his death - The injuries were not accidental or unintentional - Assailants had a common intention of grievously injuring the deceased - The opinion of the doctor confirmed that the injuries caused to the deceased were sufficient to cause death in the normal course - Consequently, the homicide was a culpable homicide - Assailants

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