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M owed Rs 1000 to P but did not pay back though the latter made demands several times. P lastly made another demand but M as usual promised to pay later whereupon P kicked him twice on the abdomen and M collapsed and died. What offence is P guilty of? What offence, if any, has been committed?

Option: 1

It could be said that P intended or knew that kicking on the abdomen was likely to endanger life and consequence he is guilty of causing death.


Option: 2

P is guilty of murder.


Option: 3

P is guilty of culpable homicide.


Option: 4

P is guilty of causing grievous hurt.


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Whoever deliberately causes hurt, if the hurt which he expects to cause or realizes that himself will generally be prone to cause is grievous hurt, and if the hurt which he causes is grievous hurt, is said “willfully to cause grievous hurt.” Here P will be held liable for murder. Hence the correct option is a.

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