Principle

CRIMINAL LAW — Culpable Homicide — Ingredients of Offence under Section 221 Penal Code — What Prosecution Must Prove

Area of law
CRIMINAL LAW
Court
Supreme Court

This principle establishes the ingredients of culpable homicide under Section 221 of the Penal Code: death, causation by the accused, and intention to cause death or knowledge that death was probable. The principle applies in homicide trials. It ensures that all elements are proved. The…

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