Supreme Court of India

Maqbool v. The State of Uttar Pradesh and Another

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Reported as [2018] 12 S.C.R. 885
Bench Kurian Joseph and Sanjay Kishan Kaul JJ.
Decided 7 September 2018

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Penal Code, 1860 – ss.326A and 326B – Offence under , whether attracted, if the injury in an acid attack is simple – Plea of appellant for dischar ge u/s.326A on the gr ound that the injur y caused was simple as per the medical r eport hence, he cannot be char ged u/s.326A, r ejected – Pr opriety of – Held: It is not the percentage or gravity of injur y, which makes the differ ence – Be it simple or grievous, if the injury falls under the specified eight types u/s.326A on account of use of acid, the offence u/s.326A is attracted – Mer ely because the title to s.326A speaks about grievous hur

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