Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 661 · Decided 9 May 2019
Omanakuttan v. The State of Kerala
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 661 · [2019] 7 S.C.R. 482
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 873/2019
- Decided
- 9 May 2019
- Bench
- ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE, DINESH MAHESHWARI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 326, 326A, 326B, 320
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: s.326 - Grievous hurt by dangerous means - Acid attack - Prosecution case was that the appellant along with his wife-accused no.2 poured acid on the victim on account of previous enmity due to which victim sustained extensive acid burns involving forehead, chest as distinctly stated in wound certificate - Victim remained hospitalised for 50 days - Conviction of appellant-accused no.1 by trial court under s.326 and simple imprisonment for one year - Accused no.2 wife of appellant, however, acquitted of the offence - High
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