‘Bastard not obscene’: Supreme Court alters conviction in 2014 fatal assault case

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The Supreme Court set aside obscenity convictions under Section 294(b) IPC, ruling that calling someone 'bastard' is offensive but not criminal obscenity. The court upheld culpable homicide charges in a 2014 Tamil Nadu case where a man died from a wooden log blow during a family property dispute. The bench found no premeditation, as the weapon was picked up spontaneously and only one blow was struck.

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