Penal Code, 1860–Sec. 302–Intention–Circumstances by which it can be inferred-
(i) the number of injuries inflicted upon the victim,
(ii) the nature of injuries caused,
(iii) the kind of weapon used to inflict the injuries,
(iv) the parts of the body which the accused chose to inflict the injuries, and
(v) other surrounding circumstances like time of incident, place of incident (whether it was the place belonging to the accused persons or to the victim), previous animosity between the accused and victim, motive, position of the accused and the victim etc.