Supreme Court ने Attempt‑to‑Murder केस में अपीलकर्ता को बरी किया
The Supreme Court has overturned a conviction under Section 307 IPC. The bench held that without proof of mens rea to cause death, the charge cannot stand, even if the injury is severe.
मुख्य विकास
- The conviction of the appellant by the Punjab & Haryana High Court was set aside.
- The Court stressed that the gravity of injury alone does not satisfy the elements of attempt to murder.
- Two essential ingredients for conviction under Section 307 IPC are (i) intention or knowledge to commit murder and (ii) an overt act towards that goal.
- The Court found no evidence of prior motive, pre‑meditation, or repeated deadly blows.
- The incident was described as a spontaneous reaction when the injured party intervened in an altercation.
महत्वपूर्ण तथ्य
The appellant was accused of assaulting Amar Singh (PW3) while the latter tried to stop a quarrel between the appellant and a third person. The injury was described as "dangerous to life", but the prosecution failed to prove that the appellant intended or knew that his actions would cause death. The Court noted the absence of any enmity, planning, or concerted effort to kill. Consequently, the conviction under Section 307 IPC could not be sustained.