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SangsLegal News Even if a person mistakenly kills another person,he is still guilty of murder: Supreme Court


In a recent case involving a murder conviction under section 302 IPC, the Supreme Court upheld the appellant's conviction by applying the theory of transferred malice.
The Supreme Court ruled that even though the appellant accidentally kills the deceased person despite having no intention of doing, it makes no difference because the "Doctrine of Transfer of Malice or Transmigration of Motive" which states that the intention hublot replica or mens rea involved in the commission of an offense can be transferred to another individual.

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