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[Cites 0, Cited by 9] [Section 299] [Entire Act]

Union of India - Subsection

Section 299(c) in The Indian Penal Code, 1860

(c)A, by shooting at a fowl with intent to kill and steal it, kills B who is behind a bush; A not knowing that he was there. Here, although A was doing an unlawful act, he was not guilty of culpable homicide, as he did not intend to kill B, or to cause death by doing an act that he knew was likely to cause death.