‘Every possibility for prudent man to lose temper on seeing wife with another man’: Meghalaya HC modifies husband’s conviction u/s 302 for killing wife’s ex-husband
“On noticing the presence of the ex-husband (deceased) in his house, the husband caused the death of the deceased in order to safeguard his right over person (wife) without any premeditation or intention. The case fell within the ambit of Exception 2 to Section 300 of the IPC on the ground of it being unintentional and consequently, it is culpable homicide not amounting to murder.”