Principle: Whoever causes death by doing an act with the intention of causing death, commits the offence of culpable homicide. However, a person is guilty of culpable homicide amounting to murder if the act by which the death is caused is done with the intention of causing death.
Factual Situation: Saurab, had a serious argument with his wife. The woman uttered some filthy words at Saurab, which further irritated him. He moved towards the woman with a wooden piece to beat her. Suddenly, their daughter who was sleeping in the room woke up and ran towards her mother. Saurab's blow fell on the child's head and she fell down unconscious. The couple believed that their daughter died due to the blow.
Saurab immediately took out a rope and hung her by the neck on to the ceiling fan to give the impression that the girl committed suicide as she failed in the Class X examination. When the rope got tightened the child cried, but died immediately due to asphyxiation.

A. Saurab is guilty of murder of his daughter as he hung her by the neck which resulted in her death

B. Saurab and his wife are both guilty of the murder of their daughter

C. Saurab is guilty of culpable homicide as he thought that his daughter had already died and he believed that he was only hanging a dead body

D. Saurab is guilty of grievous hurt as the lathi blow was the basic reason of the child's death

Answer: Option C