https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309998 A sudden quarrel over grazing cattle, followed by a spontaneous fight and exchange of abuses, attracted Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC because there was no prior planning or deliberation; the use of an axe showed knowledge that death was likely, not intention to kill, so the conviction was reduced from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part II. The special-atrocity conviction was also set aside because Section 3(2)(v) of the SC/ST Act requires proof that the offence was committed on the ground of the victim's caste status, and a caste reference during the altercation did not establish the necessary nexus. en-us Tue, 27 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 29 Sep 2023 20:41:32 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309998 A sudden quarrel over grazing cattle, followed by a spontaneous fight and exchange of abuses, attracted Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC because there was no prior planning or deliberation; the use of an axe showed knowledge that death was likely, not intention to kill, so the conviction was reduced from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part II. The special-atrocity conviction was also set aside because Section 3(2)(v) of the SC/ST Act requires proof that the offence was committed on the ground of the victim's caste status, and a caste reference during the altercation did not establish the necessary nexus. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 27 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309998