Reg. v. Govinda
(1876) ILR 1 Bom 342 · Bombay High Court
The distinction between culpable homicide and murder turns on the degree of probability of death and the intention or knowledge with which the blow is given.
Unit III · Law of Crimes
Culpable homicide and murder
Study aid only. Confirm statute numbers with the current bare Act and the official OU LL.B. (3-YDC) 2024–25 syllabus PDF.
Statute sections
| Act / instrument | Section | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 | 100 | Culpable homicide (IPC 299) |
| Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 | 101 | Murder (IPC 300) |
| Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 | 103 | Punishment for murder (IPC 302) |
| Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 | 105–106 | Culpable homicide not amounting to murder; causing death by negligence (IPC 304, 304A) |
Landmark cases
Virsa Singh v. State of Punjab
AIR 1958 SC 465 · Supreme Court of India
Clause (3) of the murder definition is satisfied if the accused intended the particular bodily injury that was inflicted and that injury was sufficient in the ordinary course of nature to cause death.
K.M. Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra
AIR 1962 SC 605 · Supreme Court of India
Grave and sudden provocation is a question of fact judged by the standard of a reasonable man of the same class; a cooling-off interval destroys the exception.