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In which of the following leading cases did Justice Vivian Bose distinguish culpable homicide from…

In Virsa Singh v. State of Punjab, (1958), Justice Vivian Bose laid down the four-point test for the 'thirdly' clause of murder (BNS s.101), distinguishing it from culpable…

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In which of the following leading cases did Justice Vivian Bose distinguish culpable homicide from murder?

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In Virsa Singh v. State of Punjab, (1958), Justice Vivian Bose laid down the four-point test for the 'thirdly' clause of murder (BNS s.101), distinguishing it from culpable homicide by reference to the objectively fatal nature of the intended injury.

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