In Brief
The State of Rajasthan appealed against the High Court's decision reducing a murder conviction under Section 302 IPC to culpable homicide under Section 304 Part I. The accused had attacked the deceased with an axe on the head, causing a fatal injury. The High Court had altered the conviction citing a single blow and a prior altercation. The Supreme Court reversed the High Court, holding that a single deadly blow to a vital body part demonstrates clear intention to cause death. An altercation hours before the incident does not negate this intention. The Court restored the murder conviction and life sentence.
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