Factual Situation: On hearing from his wife about her intimacy with another man (his best friend) and her plans of initiating divorce proceedings and marriage with him, the husband was completely shattered. He bolted himself inside a room and went without food or water for over 12 hours. However, he could take it no more when his friend was heard chatting with his wife the same evening. He dashed out of the room holding a khukari and chased him, and finally stabbing him several times in the chest region. On his prosecution for murder, can he take the plea of acting under grave and sudden provocation? Issue: Whether the accused is guilty of murder. Decision: