Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307, 34, 323, 506, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 154 -- Attempt to murder - Delay of five days in lodging of FIR - Injured was in serious condition and was referred from one hospital to another - Immediate concern of relations was to save injured life instead of reporting FIR - Opinions of doctors regarding unfitness of injured..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307, 34, 323, 506 -- Attempt to Murder - Accused chose the vital part of body which itself goes to show that he had an intention to kill injured - Nature of injury reported as dangerous to life - Doctor also deposed that without operation patient would have died - Held, accused had intention to commit the murder of injured - Conviction of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307, 34, 323, 506 -- Attempt to Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Dispute between real brothers on possession of one room which was occupied by their father - Accused party forcibly taken out the household articles of injured from room in his absence and put their own articles - Civil litigation pending between the parties - Nature of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 326, 452, 324, 323, 34 -- Grievous hurt with dangerous weapons - Quantum of sentence - Petitioner are neither previous convicts, nor involved in any other case - Petitioner are facing protracted criminal trial for last more than 13 years - Five injured were received by injured out of which only one injury was declared grievous in nature..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 154, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 323, 325 -- Hurt - FIR - Delay of 1 day - Injured was declared unfit by doctor to make statement on same day of injury - Delay in lodging FIR fully explained...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 323, 325 -- Hurt - Disputes between the parties over watering of fields - Injured witness deposed about occurrence and injuries caused by accused - Testimonies of injured witnesses carries great evidentiary value as their presence at spot is certified from the injuries on their person - Testimony of injured and complainant fully..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 323, 325 -- Hurt - Plea of accused that injuries suffered by injured are at the hands of friends of injured and is falsely implicating him - No evidence on record to establish the presence of said friend at time of occurrence - Target of falsely implicating the accused could be achieved with few minor injuries but complainant suffered so..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 323, 325 -- Hurt - Reduction of sentence - All the injuries attributed to accused on person of complainant are simple in nature - Occurrence has also taken place due to trifle dispute - Both parties related to each other - Accused already faced the agony of litigation for more than twelve years - Sentence reduced to period already..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 374, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 308, 323, 34 -- Appeal from conviction - Non compoundable offences - Offences of accused proved - Compromise has been effected between the parties though the offences are non compoundable - Held, conviction of accused, proper - Sentence of accused reduced to period already undergone...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 148, 323, 324, 325, 427, 149 -- Assault - Reduction of Sentence - Petitioners have been facing trial in an assault case from 8 years for causing injuries on complainant party - Complainant received grievous injury whereas others received simple injuries - Sentence of accused with regard to all offence reduced to 2.4 years and specific..........
