ARUMUGAM v. STATE
Case at a glance
Outcome
Allowed
The appeal is allowed to the aforesaid extent
Provisions considered
- Indian Penal Code, 1860 ss. 34, 300, 302, 323
- Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Judgment
#3. When the factual background is considered in the touchstone of the legal position set out, the inevitable F conclusion is that the appropriate conviction would be under Section 304 (Part. I) IPC instead of Section 302 IPC. Custodiar sentence of 1 O years would meet the ends of justice. [Para 17] [319-D]
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: The appeal is allowed to the aforesaid extent
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Indian Penal Code, 1860 — ss. 34, 300, 302, 323; Indian Evidence Act, 1872.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
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