Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder is given under which one of the following Sections of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ?
Section 302
Section 304
Section 299
Section 300
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– It provides different imprisonment terms based on whether the act was done with the intention of causing death/bodily injury likely to cause death, or merely with the knowledge that the act was likely to cause death.
– Section 300 of the IPC defines “Murder”, listing the circumstances under which culpable homicide amounts to murder. It also provides exceptions where culpable homicide is not murder.
– Section 302 of the IPC prescribes the punishment for murder.
– Therefore, Section 299 defines the act, Section 300 distinguishes murder from culpable homicide not amounting to murder, and Sections 302 and 304 provide the punishments for murder and culpable homicide not amounting to murder, respectively.