https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=282634 Murder conviction under Section 302 read with Section 149 IPC was reduced to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304(1) read with Section 149 because the injuries were mostly simple, shallow, and not on vital parts, and the facts pointed to a family quarrel rather than a common object to kill. The Court held that liability for murder required proof that the unlawful assembly shared a common object to cause death, or knew death was likely in prosecution of that object; that proof was absent. Compensation by fine was also upheld, as the court may award payment to dependants where the accused has the capacity to pay. en-us Wed, 30 Aug 1978 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 16 Aug 2019 11:58:42 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=282634 Murder conviction under Section 302 read with Section 149 IPC was reduced to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304(1) read with Section 149 because the injuries were mostly simple, shallow, and not on vital parts, and the facts pointed to a family quarrel rather than a common object to kill. The Court held that liability for murder required proof that the unlawful assembly shared a common object to cause death, or knew death was likely in prosecution of that object; that proof was absent. Compensation by fine was also upheld, as the court may award payment to dependants where the accused has the capacity to pay. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 30 Aug 1978 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=282634