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What are the punishments under IPC Section 299?
What are the punishments under IPC Section 299?
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The punishment for the offence of Culpable Homicide which is amounting to murder is given under section 302 which tells as the death penalty or life imprisonment as well as fine. And the punishment that has been given in IPC for the culpable homicide not amounting to Murder is of 10 years of life imprisonment.
Section 299 of the Indian Penal code
Culpable homicide.—Whoever causes death by doing an act to cause death, or to cause such bodily injury as is likely to cause death, or with the knowledge that he is likely by such act to cause death, commits the
offence of culpable homicide.
there also has been given some examples in which the conditions have been given under which the Culpable Homicide is defined.
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Punishment for Culpable Homicide
In the Penal Code, the act of Murder and Culpable Homicide has been categorized with several illustrations and examples. And also there are many cases in which, the Supreme Court of India has decided the norms under which the situation and facts will deal with the decision.
Here the punishment for the Culpable Homicide amounting to Murder is the death penalty and in the case of the
culpable Homicide which is not amounting to Murder will be punished with 10 years of Life Imprisonment as well as a fine.
Cases Related to 299
Bhagwan Singh V. State of Uttarakhand
in this case, the accused was found guilty for the offence that was committed by him is amounting to the Culpable Homicide and as per section 299 and section 304 (2) of the IPC.
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