A sessions court in Mumbai has recently convicted a man named Mohammed Shaikh (31) for the murder of his friend. The incident took place during a quarrel in 2020, where the accused used a bamboo as a weapon. The judge concluded that the accused had the intention to cause death, as indicated by the manner in which the act was committed. According to the judge, if the accused did not have the intention of causing death, he would have stopped after the first blow. However, the accused continued to hit the victim even after he fell. While the judge did not award the maximum death sentence, he stated that there was no special reason to do so. The article provides more details on the case and the judge’s reasoning.