The Supreme Court of India held that delayed death does not automatically reduce a murder conviction to attempt to murder. The victim suffered serious head and spinal injuries during the assault and died approximately nine months later from complications including septic shock, pneumonia and post-traumatic spinal injury. The Court held that where such complications are the natural or probable consequences of the original injuries and the causal chain is not broken by an independent intervening cause, the accused remains liable for the resulting death. The Court examined the distinction between Section 302 IPC and Section 307 IPC, emphasizing intention, nature of weapon, manner of assault, part of body targeted and seriousness of injuries. The possibility that better medical treatment could have prevented death does not necessarily break causation. The ruling is important for murder, causation, mens rea, Section 300 IPC, Section 302 IPC and delayed death.