Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 813 · Decided 11 July 2008
State of Madhya Pradesh v. Imrat and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 813 · [2008] 10 S.C.R. 847
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1059/2008
- Decided
- 11 July 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, P. SATHASIVAM (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 307, 34, 333, 325
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860- s 307 rlw s. 34 -Attempt to.murder­ Conviction under - Essential requisite for - Stated - On facts, over a property dispute, accused caused six injuries to com- c plainant with lathi and farsa, two of the injuries grievous in na­ ture - Conviction uls 307 r/w s. 34 with convicting uls 326 · rlw s. 34 and sentence reduced to period already undergone - Held: Not justified - High Court ignored that injuries were grievous in nature and 0 were caused by use of sufficient force by sharp edged weap­ ons - Injuries were so serious that both investigating
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