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In Reg v. Govinda, decided by the Bombay High Court in 1876 under the Indian Penal Code, 1860, for…

The court convicted Govinda of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. It found the blow in the circumstances likely to cause death, while the injury fell short of being…

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In Reg v. Govinda, decided by the Bombay High Court in 1876 under the Indian Penal Code, 1860, for which offence was Govinda ultimately convicted?

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The court convicted Govinda of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. It found the blow in the circumstances likely to cause death, while the injury fell short of being sufficient in the ordinary course of nature to cause death. The reported order imposed seven years of transportation.

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Option A

This was the final conviction recorded in the judgment.

Option B

The court treated the fatal conduct as culpable homicide and entered that conviction.

Option C

The final order displaced the Sessions Court’s murder outcome.

Option D

The court convicted Govinda and imposed a sentence.

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