Supreme Court Clarifies Murder vs. Attempt to Murder in Delayed Death: Key Takeaways from Maniklal Sahu vs. State of Chhattisgarh Criminal Appeal No. 5578 of 2024, Judgment Dated September 12, 2025 In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court has clarified the distinction between murder under Section 302 and attempt to murder under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) , specifically in cases where the death occurs long after the original assault due to medical complications like septicemia. The ruling came from the recent Maniklal Sahu v. State of Chhattisgarh case , which sheds new light on how courts should treat delayed deaths caused by the injuries inflicted in an assault. Key Facts: The case involved the conviction of Maniklal Sahu and three co-accused for the murder of Rekhchand Verma. Rekhchand was assaulted by the accused on February 22, 2022, and suffered severe injuries. He survived for about nine months but eventually died on November 8, 2022, due to septicemia and pneum...