Culpable Homicide Conviction Upheld, Husband Acted in Loss of Self-Control After Finding Wife with Lover: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court delivered its judgment in the case of Hasmukhbhai Bhurabhai Vasava versus State of Gujarat, examining whether the appellant’s act that caused his wife’s death was due to grave and sudden provocation or a deliberate act of violence. The case arose from an incident on the night of July 31, 1997, when the appellant claimed to have discovered his wife in an intimate situation with a neighbour…