All “murder” is culpable homicide, but not vice versa

 ‘Homicide’ comes from the latin word ‘homo’ (man) and ‘cidi’ (I  cut). Kolling of a human

being is homicide. It is either lawful or unlawful.  Lawful homicide includes cases falling under the general exceptions under sec. 76 -107 IPC, whereas unlawful homicide is dealt within secs. 299-318 of the code. There are two classess of culpable homicides-

(i)                 Culpable homicide amounting to murder known as simply murder, and

(ii)              Culpable homicides not amounting to murder.

Criminal intention or knowledge is the necessary ingredient of both. The difference does not lie in the quality but in the degree of criminality as manifested by the act. In murder there is greater intention or knowledge than in culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

            To discuss the topic- All “murder” is culpable homicide, but not vice versa, it is necessary to say when culpable homicide amounts to murder and when not. Sec.299 of the IPC 1860 defines culpable homicide as under - Whoever causes death by doing an act with the intention of causing death, or with the intention of causing such bodily injury as is likely to cause death, or with the knowledge that he is likely by such act to cause death, commits the offence of culpable homicide.

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