What offence, if any, has been caused by the accused ‘X’ in the following facts?

‘X’ had some verbal wrangle with his wife ‘Y’ and in course of that, he gave her a blow with great force and after an interval for two hours, ‘Y’ died. Medical evidence provided the causative factor as rupture in the spleen.

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