ISSUE:
Whether the accused can be held liable for Murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code?
RULE:
Exception 1 of Section 330 of IPC states that Culpable Homicide is not murder if the following conditions are complied with:
(1) The deceased must have given provocation to the accused.
(2) The provocation must be grave.
(3) The provocation must be sudden.
(4) The offender, by reason of the said provocation, shall have been deprived of his power of self-control.