Fatal Stab at an Unusual Site: A Case Report

Homicide means killing of one human being as a result of act of another. It may be lawful as in killing in self defense in certain circumstances and in judicial execution, as well as unlawful. For the purpose of homicide the death may be caused either by an act of commission or by an act of omission but in either case they must be proved to be the consequence of the alleged killer. Young medical practitioners often have the confusion and have misinterpreted few culpable homicides which they come across while deciding whether such a case is a murder or it will not amount to murder. Basic knowledge about Sections 299 and 300 of IPC and its proper interpretation would often help many of the practitioners. Here we are reporting such a fatal case of stab at an unusual site, further we will brief the literature & its interpretation with respect to the culpable homicide.