The sessions court has granted bail to a 25-year-old man, who allegedly killed his brother over Rs 200 in 2020. The court observed that the crime falls under the exception category of IPC Section 302 (murder) . Thus, at most, the case would constitute an offence punishable under IPC Section 304(II) (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), which has a maximum punishment of up to 10 years in jail or a fine and therefore, the accused is granted bail, it said.

On the morning of January 22, 2020, the Nirmal Nagar police station received a report that Periya Swami Mani Arjun, the complainant, was sitting with his cousin Ramesh Shetty on the banks of a nullah when Murti Shetty, the accused and brother of the deceased, arrived at the spot. Murti asked if Ramesh had taken his missing R200, to which the deceased asked why would he take the money. This led to an altercation, during which the accused slapped the deceased before pulling his legs and throwing him into the nullah, where he subsequently drowned.