Supreme Court of India

State of Haryana v. Mange Ram and Ors.

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Reported as [2002] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 35
Bench Y.K. Sabharwal J.
Decided 11 December 2002

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that PW5 is a natural, truthful and creditable witness and his testimony was rightly relied upon by the Sessions Judge in convicting the respondents.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860-Sectiotis 302 read with 34 and 325, 326 read with 34-Accused causing grievous injuries to a person who later succumbed to his injuries-Trial Court acquitting them for murder, however convicting for voluntarily causing grievous hurt-High Court discarding the testimony of doctors, eye witness and the dying declarations, acquitting the accused­ Appeal-Held· View of High Court is not reasonable and reasons for discarding the testimony of eye witness and dying declaration are wholly untenable-­ Hence Trial Court rightly convicted accused for the offence of causing grievous hurt.

Where later benches applied it

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