The Supreme Court of India has dismissed a criminal appeal seeking the modification of a conviction from murder to a lesser offense, ruling that inflicting four knife blows on the vital parts of an unarmed person indicates that the accused acted in a cruel manner, thereby disentitling him to the benefit of the exceptions under
Inflicting 4 Knife Blows on Unarmed Person Indicative of Cruelty: Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction, Rejects ‘Sudden Fight’ Plea
