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Grave And Sudden Provocation
Faculty: Dr. Rose Varghese

Assignment Done By:
Sheikh Noor Kaaba
B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) – 3rd Semester
Faculty of Law
Jamia Millia Islamia Contents

1. Acknowledgement
2. Introduction
3. Offences Affecting The Human Body
4. Sections 299, 300 & Exceptions to Section 300 of the Indian Penal Code,1860
5. When Culpable Homicide is Not Murder
6. Grave and Sudden Provocation (Exception 1 to Section 300 of IPC)
7. K.M. Nanavati versus State of Maharashtra, AIR 1962 SC 605
8. Laws applied in the Case
9. Summary/Facts of the Case
10. Trials of the Case
11. Proceedings of the Trials
12. Retrial under the High Court of Bombay
13. Defence’s Version of the Case
14. Prosecution’s Version of the Case
15. Appeal in the Supreme Court
16. Advocate’s Plea in the Supreme Court
17. Judgment of the Supreme Court
18. Conclusion (Nanavati’s Release & Public Opinion and Publicity)
19. Bibliography
20.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude and thanks to the various authors whose books I have referred to while doing my project and also the various sources of information from where I have collected the data for my assignment. I am duly indebted to them. I am also indebted to the All India Reports of the Supreme Court and the judgments of various other Courts.
Last but not the least; I would also like to thank my teacher, Dr. Rose Varghese, for providing us the opportunity to do such projects and also for helping us with her valuable suggestions.

GRAVE AND SUDDEN PROVOCATION

INTRODUCTION:-

The word ‘homicide’ has been derived from Latin terms homi (man) and cido (cut). Literally, the word ‘homicide’ means the killing of a human being by another human being. ‘Homicide’ is the generic term for the causing or accelerating the death of a human being by another human being.

However, every homicide is not unlawful or criminal. Death caused by a an innocent agent, like a child under the age of discretion or a person of



Citations: 1962 AIR SC 605, 1962 SCR Supl. (1) 567 Petitioner: Kawas Manekshaw Nanavati Respondent: State of Maharashtra Date of Judgment: 24th November, 1961 1. Code of Criminal Procedure (Act 5 of 1898):- a) Section 307: Procedure where Sessions Judge disagrees with verdict –– 2. Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Act 45 of 1860):- a) Section 300 and the Exceptions to Murder have been written above on Pages 6 to 8 1) K.M. Nanavati versus State of Bombay, 1961 AIR 112, 1961 SCR (1) 497; 2) K.M

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