Factual Situation: The accused and the deceased were relatives. On the day of the occurrence, the deceased attended the marriage of his late brother’s daughter. The accused had a grievance that the deceased did not invite him to the marriage. After the marriage, armed with a gandhala, the accused and his brothers emerged suddenly. There was a sudden quarrel and the accused assaulted the deceased with the blunt side of the gandhala on the head in the heat of the moment. The doctor opined that the head injury was sufficient in the ordinary course of nature to cause death. Issue: Whether the accused is guilty of murder. Decision:

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Factual Situation: The accused and the deceased were relatives. On the day of the occurrence, the deceased attended the marriage of his late brother’s daughter. The accused had a grievance that the deceased did not invite him to the marriage. After the marriage, armed with a gandhala, the accused and his brothers emerged suddenly. There was a sudden quarrel and the accused assaulted the deceased with the blunt side of the gandhala on the head in the heat of the moment. The doctor opined that the head injury was sufficient in the ordinary course of nature to cause death. Issue: Whether the accused is guilty of murder. Decision:





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