Case Laws - Human Body

Question 1

Authority for CH not amounting to murder?

Answer 1

State of Andra Pradesh v. Rayavarapu Pannayya
Outlined three degrees of culpable homicide, said that culpable homicide without the special characteristics of murder is culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

Question 2

Bodily injury was not sufficient to cause death is CH

Answer 2

Reg. v. Govinda

Question 3

Injury inflicted by lethal weapon -> intention to kill

Answer 3

Chahat v. State of Haryana

Question 4

CH is the genus and murder is the species

Answer 4

Rampal Singh v. State of UP

Question 5

Test of reasonable man in murder

Answer 5

KM Nanavati

Question 6

Provocation should be sudden

Answer 6

Venkatesan v. Tamil Nadu

Question 7

If two views are possible (ch v. murder), one favouring the accused should be taken

Answer 7

Raghunath v. State of Haryana

Question 8

Right to private defence cannot exceed good faith

Answer 8

Raj Singh v. State of Haryana

Question 9

There should be no reasonable mode of escape for exception 2 to 101 to apply

Answer 9

Balwir Singh Balwant Singh