IPC Section 299 — Culpable homicide
offences affecting the human body
Criminal
Summary
A person commits the offence of culpable homicide if they cause someone's death by doing an act with the intention of causing death, or with the intention of causing a bodily injury that is likely to cause death, or with the knowledge that their act is likely to cause death.
Official Text
Whoever causes death by doing an act with the intention of causing death, or with the intention of causing 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.
Related Provisions
culpable homicide not amounting to murder
Related Judgments
- CRL A(MD)/376/2017 — Madras High Court ()
- .. Appellant vs State rep. By — Madras High Court (2011)
- HARENDRA NATH BORAH v. STATE OF ASSAM JANUARY 24, 2007 — Supreme Court of India (2007)
- CRL A(MD)/516/2017 — Madras High Court ()
- S.C.R. YASHWANT ETC v. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA — Supreme Court of India (2018)
- https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ vs The Inspector of Police, — Madras High Court (2004)
- ANIYAN KUNJU v. STATE OF KERALA — Supreme Court of India (2004)
- CRL A/457/2013 — Madras High Court (2013)