India, July 25 -- Nearly four years after a 50-year-old man allegedly strangled his wife, dragged her on the road, and beat her at their home in central Delhi's Ranjit Nagar, a Delhi court has held that he can be "convicted" of attempted culpable homicide, but not attempted murder.

Police on Friday said they had initially booked the accused for attempted murder, but last Wednesday (July 16), the court directed that he be charged under Section 308 of the Indian Penal Code (attempt to commit culpable homicide), instead of Section 307 (attempt to murder).

The court observed that while the act of strangulation and the resulting injuries indicated the accused knew his actions could have caused death, the evidence was insufficient to sustain ...