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In K. M. Nanavati v State of Maharashtra (1961), how did the Supreme Court treat the mental background…

Nanavati held that the mental background created by the victim's earlier conduct may be considered in judging whether the last act was grave and sudden provocation under…

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In K. M. Nanavati v State of Maharashtra (1961), how did the Supreme Court treat the mental background created by the victim’s earlier conduct when assessing grave and sudden provocation?

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Nanavati held that the mental background created by the victim's earlier conduct may be considered in judging whether the last act was grave and sudden provocation under Exception 1 to IPC s.300. The fatal blow must still be traced to the influence of passion arising from that provocation, before it cools or gives way to calculation; Nanavati's deliberate killing after regaining self-control was therefore murder.

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