GOSAI DAS vs STATE OF ASSAM — Crl.A. No. 339/2009

Case Summary: Gosai Das v. State of Assam (Crl.A. No. 339/2009) The Supreme Court partly allowed Gosai Das's appeal against his murder conviction (Section 302 IPC) on May 15, 2013. The Court modified his conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder (Section 304 Part-I IPC) and reduced his sentence to the period already undergone in custody (13+ years), finding he lacked intent to murder despite inflicting dao blows on the deceased following an altercation. Das was ordered released unless required in connection with another case. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.