https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293610 Drunken, high-speed driving that causes multiple deaths and abandonment of victims can attract culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part II of the Indian Penal Code, because knowledge that death is likely may be inferred even without intent to kill. On the stated facts, the conversion to Section 304A was unsustainable. The sentence already undergone was treated as adequate in view of the lapse of time, the accused's age, time served, and compensation paid, despite aggravating features such as multiple deaths, alcohol use, and failure to assist or report the incident. en-us Fri, 03 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 13 Jun 2025 14:45:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293610 Drunken, high-speed driving that causes multiple deaths and abandonment of victims can attract culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part II of the Indian Penal Code, because knowledge that death is likely may be inferred even without intent to kill. On the stated facts, the conversion to Section 304A was unsustainable. The sentence already undergone was treated as adequate in view of the lapse of time, the accused's age, time served, and compensation paid, despite aggravating features such as multiple deaths, alcohol use, and failure to assist or report the incident. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 03 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293610