Ravinder Singh Alias Partap v. State of Punjab
Case brief
What is this about?
Appeal against conviction in a murder case. The High Court held the death resulted from a vaso-vagal shock caused by a push, not homicide. The court distinguished Satnam Singh and acquitted the appellant of Section 304 Part II IPC, convicting him only of Section 323 IPC, while maintaining the 449 IPC conviction.
What did the court decide?
Conviction changed from Section 304 Part II IPC to Section 323 IPC; conviction under Section 449 IPC maintained; sentence of one year RI and fine of 1000/- awarded.