Supreme Court Partially Allows Appeal and Modifies Sentence in Culpable Homicide Case Arising from Civil Land Dispute. The Court reduced the sentence from ten to two years' rigorous imprisonment under Section 304(ii) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, based on findings of a sudden quarrel, the complainant's family as aggressors, and the appellant exercising right of private defence but exceeding the limit.
17 Dec 2021The dispute originated from a civil land conflict between the appellant and the complainant, who owned adjoining lands at Kolimekkanur. The complainan...
