Hindu Succession Act,1956
Act No : 30
Section :
Murderer disqualified.
25.Murderer disqualified. A person who commits murder or abets the commission of murder shall be disqualified from inheriting the property of the person murdered, or any other property in furtherance of the succession to which he or she committed or abetted the commission of the murder.
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Prakash Yedhula
wrote on 02 May 2009
Even though conviction is within the meaning of s. 304 IPC there is a bar for the person convicted and he would be disentitled to inherit.-Biro v. Banta Singh AIR 1980 Punj 164