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Augustine Saldanha v. State of Karnataka

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Reported as [2003] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 997
Bench Doraiswamy Raju and Arijit Pasayat JJ.
Decided 26 August 2003

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Penal Code, 1860; Ss. 299, 300, 302, 304 and 324: Three accused persons assaulted the deceased and another-One of them died and other suffered injury-Trial Court acquitted all the accused raising doubts on the evidence of prosec·ution witnesses-On appeal, High Court found evidence of witnesses trustworthy and convicted one of them for the offence punishable under Section 302 and other under Section 324- App/icability of Section 302-0n appeal, Held: Single blow if inflicted with a heavy or dangerous weapon on a vital part of the body of d person could result in his death, accused would be

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