A comparative study of culpable Homicide and Murder

Law is an important mechanism for regulating a society. It also brings about a good social change. India is a country of various diversities. The legislature, after keeping in mind the various factors like languages, caste, demographic factors etc, time and time again introduced various tools for the effective regularization of society. Penal laws are one of them which provide for the punishment to the culprits who have done something wrong. Indian Penal Code, 1872 is the most important of them. The sections in the code are exhaustive and are interlinked with others as well. The most technical amongst them all is the difference between s. 299 and s.300 (Culpable Homicide & Murder respectively). Law students are often confused while trying to find out the difference between the two sections in respect of their clauses. There is a very thin line of distinction which separates the two. The Supreme Court had on many occasions visited the provision of the code and marked the basic different between the two. In this report I have tried to highlight some of the legal precedent which will help you to understand the difference between the two.