In Brief
The appellant fired celebratory gunshots at his son's wedding, fatally injuring two guests and wounding three others. The trial court and High Court convicted him of murder (Section 302 IPC) and attempt to murder (Section 307 IPC). The Supreme Court held that while the appellant lacked specific intention to kill, he possessed the requisite knowledge that firing a loaded gun at a crowded gathering was imminently dangerous and likely to cause death. Accordingly, the conviction was modified to culpable homicide (Section 304 IPC) and attempt to commit culpable homicide (Section 308 IPC), and the sentence reduced from life imprisonment to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment.
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