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~ :~ A' living in a reset tleme nt colony had put his bucket unde r the
wate r tap in the gali for filling wate r. 'B', who resided nearby
and was prese nt there from befor e, felt aggri eved and so
he
threw the buck et of 'A'. A fight ensu ed betw een 'A' and 'B' on
hear ing noise, many perso~s living in the neigh bourh ood
asse mble d and tried to sepa rate 'A' and 'B'.

'C', the broth er of 'B' arriv ed at the spot and picked up a stone
lying near by and threw it towa rds 'A'. The stone hit 'A' on his
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arm and he fell down . While failin g. 'A' hit hjs head against a
conc rete boun dary wall and blood start ed oozing from his
h ead. 'A' was taken to the hospital wher e he died after two
1

days. The Post-mortem repo rt attrib utes injury on the head of

"A' as the cause of death.

Decide whet her accused 'C' is guilty of having comm itted an

offen ce of murd er unde r Section 302 of the India n Penal Code
or culpa ble homi cide not amou nting to murd er unde r Section
304 of the India n Penal Code or and offen ce unde r Section 307
of the Indian Penal Code or any othe r lesser offen ce unde r the
Indian Penal Code. (30 Mark s) (b-::r-s ) !i}o If?
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