Indian Penal Code, 1860
Section 302—Murder—Conviction—Appellant opened fire in a crowded place i.e., a marriage ceremony without taking reasonable measures for safety, which led to the unfortunate demise of deceased—Act of celebratory firing during marriage ceremonies is an unfortunate yet prevalent practise in our nation—Neither there is any previous enmity between the appellant and deceased nor any intention may be attributed to appellant as may be culled out from the record to cause death of deceased—Appellant held guilty of commission of ‘culpable homicide’ within the meaning of  HYPERLINK "https://indiankanoon.org/doc/305371/" \h Section 299  of IPC i.e., punishable under Section 304 Part II of HYPERLINK "https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1569253/" \h IPC—Conviction of appellant altered from Section 302 to one under Section 304 Part II of IPC—Appeal allowed in part.
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