Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in Patricide Case Under Section 302 IPC, Rejecting Downgrade to Culpable Homicide. The court found that eleven fatal injuries inflicted during a sudden fight under intoxication showed brutality and intent to cause death, excluding Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC and applying Section 86 IPC to attribute knowledge.
13 Sep 2022The Supreme Court of India dealt with a criminal appeal concerning a conviction for patricide under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The ap...




