The Allahabad High Court converted a murder conviction into culpable homicide, ruling the incident arose from a sudden quarrel without premeditation. Justices Rajnish Kumar and Zafeer Ahmad held medical evidence showed assault, attracting Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC.
The Orissa High Court upheld the conviction of Raikishore Jena for murdering his wife, ruling that her request to wait for food did not amount to grave and sudden provocation. The court emphasized there was no prior quarrel and rejected the defense’s claim of provocation, highlighting the husband’s violent response as intentional.
Today, The Odisha court has sentenced five family members to life imprisonment under Section 300 of the Indian Penal Code for the 2020 murder of an elderly woman in Kendrapara. The ruling followed a thorough examination of evidence and witness testimonies, with each convict also facing a Rs 30,000 fine, highlighting the severity of the crime.