Which one of the following statement is correct?

Option A: Every, culpable homicide is murder

Option B: Death caused by negligent act is murder

Option C: Every murder is culpable homicide

Option D: Death caused in course of quarrel is murder

Correct Answer

Option: c

Explanation

All Murders Are Culpable Homicides But All Culpable Homicides Are Not Murder. In the scheme of the Penal Code, culpable homicide is genus and murder its specie. All murder is culpable homicide but not vice-versa. Section 299 and Section 300 IPC deal with the definition of Culpable Homicide and murder.

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