In Brief
Rama Nand Singh was convicted of murder under Section 302/34 IPC for his role in an incident where a land-dispute-related altercation resulted in the death of Hit Lal Singh. The appellant caught hold of the deceased while his co-accused (his father, Ram Kumar Singh) stabbed the victim. The Supreme Court found that the fatal injury was inflicted by the co-accused in the heat of the moment, and the appellant's liability was limited to knowledge of likelihood of death rather than common intention to cause death. The Court modified the conviction to Section 304 Part II read with Section 34 IPC and reduced the sentence from life imprisonment to seven years rigorous imprisonment.
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