IPC Section 300 — Murder

offences affecting the human body

Criminal

Summary

Except in the situations that are listed later as exceptions, when a person causes a death through culpable homicide, it is considered murder. This means that most cases of culpable homicide will be treated as murder unless a specific exception applies.

Official Text

Except in the cases hereinafter excepted, culpable homicide is murder

Related Judgments

  • STATE TR. P.S. LODHI COLONY, NEW DELHI vs SANJEEV NANDA — Supreme Court of India (2012)
  • ANBAZHAGAN vs THE STATE REPRESENTED BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE — Supreme Court of India (2023)
  • SHRI HARENDRA NATH BORAH vs STATE OF ASSAM — Supreme Court of India (2007)
  • STATE OF RAJASTHAN vs RAM KAILASH ALIAS RAM VILAS — Supreme Court of India (2016)
  • SURENDER SINGH vs STATE (NCT OF DELHI) — Supreme Court of India (2024)
  • MANIKLAL SAHU vs STATE OF CHHATTISGARH — Supreme Court of India (2025)

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