22. Reverting to the facts of the present case in light of the decision rendered by the Supreme Court in the matter of Felix Ambrose D'souza (supra) and Arjun (supra), it is quite vivid that on the date of the incident, deceased Maltibai had gone towards basti (colony) for begging rice and when she was returning back to her house, she collided with the appellant near the house of Sondas Satnami and she started shouting on account of which, appellant caught hold of her hand and after tossing her on the ground, he assaulted her with hands, fists and legs due to which she suffered several grievous injuries and died on the spot. This goes to show that there was no intention or premeditation on the part of the appellant to cause the death of the deceased and in sudden anger and heat of passion, since the deceased collided with her and started shouting, appellant assaulted her, that too, with hands, fists and legs and he did not take any disadvantage and did not act in a cruel manner. However, looking to the injuries suffered by the deceased all over her body particularly, fractures in multiple ribs, the appellant must have had the knowledge that his act would likely cause the death of the deceased. As such, the case of the appellant would fall within Exception 4 to Section 300 of IPC and his conviction for offence punishable under
