Supreme Court Insights

Introduction In the case of Vijay @ Vijaykumar v. State Represented by Inspector of Police, 2025 INSC 90 (“Vijaykumar case”), the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India (“Court”) delivered a crucial verdict on applicability of doctrine of "sudden and grave provocation" entailed under Exception 1 to Section 300 of erstwhile Indian Penal Code (“IPC”), now Section 101 of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. As per the said provision, the Courts are empowered to deploy this exception while expl