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HOMICIDE
latin terms - homa (man), cide (cut)
meaning thereby killing…
HOMICIDE
latin terms - homa (man), cide (cut)
meaning thereby killing of a human being by a human is being homocide.
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Excusable homicide
Death by accident/misfortune, acts not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grevious hurt
Culpable homocide & murder = interrelated
Every offence of murder = culpable homocide
But not all culpable homocide = murder
Culpable homocide
act that causes death in one of the circumstances:
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3 LEVEL OF CULPABLE HOMOCIDE
- Murder (Most severe form of homocide)
punishable with death under s.302 of PC
- Culpable homocide not amounting to murder (provocation, private defence)
punishable under para(a) s.304 of PC - imprisonment may extend to. 30 years + fine
- Culpable homocideby negligence (Lowest form of cul.homocide)
punishable under para (b) s.304 of PC - imprisonment may extend to 10 years+fine, or both
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