Factual Situation: Sheela informed her friend Roma that her husband Ramu was staying in a local 5 star hotel. Roma took her car and left for the hotel with a revolver. Roma made enquiries from the reception and came to know the room where her husband was staying. Roma entered the room and saw her husband in a compromising position with a lady. Roma became angry and fired a shot at her husband from her revolver, but it missed and killed the lady sitting with Ramu. Roma pleaded the defence of grave and sudden provocation. Issue: Whether the accused is guilty of murder. Decision:

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Factual Situation: Sheela informed her friend Roma that her husband Ramu was staying in a local 5 star hotel. Roma took her car and left for the hotel with a revolver. Roma made enquiries from the reception and came to know the room where her husband was staying. Roma entered the room and saw her husband in a compromising position with a lady. Roma became angry and fired a shot at her husband from her revolver, but it missed and killed the lady sitting with Ramu. Roma pleaded the defence of grave and sudden provocation. Issue: Whether the accused is guilty of murder. Decision:





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