https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301418 The Supreme Court of India held that the conviction for murder was not to be altered to culpable homicide not amounting to murder, because the evidence showed that the accused assaulted the deceased, poured kerosene on her and set her ablaze. The absence of premeditation and the later attempt to extinguish the fire did not reduce the gravity of the act. Even assuming absence of intent to cause death, the act fell within clause (iv) of Section 300 IPC as an imminently dangerous act likely to cause death. The concurrent findings of the courts below were supported by the evidence and disclosed no perversity, so the conviction under Section 302 was upheld. en-us Tue, 21 Apr 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 04 Apr 2022 09:12:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301418 The Supreme Court of India held that the conviction for murder was not to be altered to culpable homicide not amounting to murder, because the evidence showed that the accused assaulted the deceased, poured kerosene on her and set her ablaze. The absence of premeditation and the later attempt to extinguish the fire did not reduce the gravity of the act. Even assuming absence of intent to cause death, the act fell within clause (iv) of Section 300 IPC as an imminently dangerous act likely to cause death. The concurrent findings of the courts below were supported by the evidence and disclosed no perversity, so the conviction under Section 302 was upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 21 Apr 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301418