Death Occurred Due To Single Stab Injury Can Also Attract Section 302 IPC (Murder): SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that even in cases when death occurs due to single stab injury, Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code can be attracted.There is no hard and fast rule that in a case of single injury Section 302 IPC would not be attracted, said the bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and MR Shah while disposing a Criminal Appeal.In this case,. There is no hard and fast rule that in a case of single injury Section 302 IPC would not be attracted, said the bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and MR Shah while disposing a Criminal Appeal. In this case, the accused-murder convict had relied on two decisions viz Kunhayippu v. State of Kerala 10 SCC 307 and Musumsha Hasanasha Musalman v. State of Maharashra 3 SCC 557 to contend that for causing a single stab injury, Section 302 IPC shall not be attracted. 9 SCC 799 and State of Rajasthan v. Kanhaiya Lal 5 SCC 639 and observed: From the above stated decisions, it emerges that there is no hard and fast rule that in a case of single injury Section 302 IPC would not be attracted.