Culpable homicide not amounting to murder: intent versus knowledge standards determine imprisonment severity and fine.

Culpable homicide not amounting to murder is governed by two mens rea categories: intentional acts causing death or bodily injury likely to cause death attract the highest statutory punishment, including life imprisonment or a prescribed term with a mandated minimum and fine; acts done with knowledge that they are likely to cause death, but without intent to cause death or such fatal injury, attract a lower maximum term of imprisonment and fine.

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