Merely Saying 'Maro Sale Ko' During a Fight Does Not Establish Intent to Kill: Delhi High Court

In a significant judgment delivered more than four decades after the incident, the Delhi High Court acquitted Mukesh Kumar in a murder case arising from an incident that took place inside a Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus in December 1983. The Court held that the mere use of the words “Maro Sale Ko” was not enough to establish a common intention to commit murder under Section 34 of the Indian…