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

  • CRL A(MD)/376/2017 — Madras High Court ()
  • CRL A(MD)/516/2017 — Madras High Court ()
  • ... Appellant / Sole Accused vs The State represented by, — Madras High Court ()
  • HARENDRA NATH BORAH v. STATE OF ASSAM JANUARY 24, 2007 — Supreme Court of India (2007)
  • S.C.R. 1 1 SHATRUGHNA BABAN MESHRAM v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA — Supreme Court of India (2020)
  • CRL A(MD)/29/2018 — Madras High Court ()
  • SC (2025) Vol.1 p.869 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
  • ... Appellant/Accused vs Staterep.by — Madras High Court (2013)

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