Penal Code, 1860–Sec. 300, Exception IV–Applicability–Eleven injuries on the vital areas such as skull, chest and abdomen–Three ribs were broken–Act of appellant demonstrates that he acted with brutality–Merely because the appellant and deceased consumed liquor together, defence of influence of liquor was not available to him–Nature of injuries shows that the death was a practical certainty–Conviction u/s. 302 deserves to be sustained.
