Murder Conviction of Woman Quashed for Killing Rapist Who Harassed Her to Withdraw Complaint: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court, sitting at the Nagpur Bench, has modified the conviction of a woman who killed her rapist after being continuously harassed to withdraw her complaint. The Court held that the act was committed under grave and sudden provocation, thus attracting Exception 1 to Section 300 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and therefore amounted to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304-II IPC. Bench Quashes…