Partly allowed
Krishan Singh v. State
Rajasthan HCCRLAD/174/2020
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The High Court modified the conviction of the appellant from murder (Section 302 IPC) to culpable homicide not amounting to murder (Section 304 Part I IPC). The existing sentence of nearly 8 years and 6 months was maintained as it equates to the new sentence.
What did the court decide?
Conviction downgraded from S. 302 IPC to S. 304 Part I IPC; sentence maintained at nearly 8 years and 6 months imprisonment plus fine.