The Apex Court on 31.05.2019, in State of Madhya Pradesh v Kalicharan & Ors, had allowed the appeal in parts regarding the conviction of the accused involved in the commission of the crime.
FACTS:
Being aggrieved with the High Court of Madhya Pradesh’s order and judgment wherein the appeal was allowed in parts while setting aside the conviction order and judgment and Trial Court’s sentence, for committing offences under Sections 148, 302/149, 325/149, 323/149 of the IPC while altering the conviction of the accused from Section 302/149 of the IPC to Section 304 Part II of the IPC and sentencing him to five years R.I. with fine of Rs.5000/ and setting aside the conviction for the offence under Sections 148 and 302/149 of the IPC; thereby altering accused ’s conviction to offences under Sections 323 and 325 of the IPC and reducing the sentence to the period already undergone and setting aside the conviction of the other accused under Sections 148, 302/149, 325/149 and 323/149 of the IPC while acquitting them from the charges leading to an appeal made by the State in that regard.
DECISION HELD BY THE APEX COURT:
The Apex Court opined that based on the facts and circumstances of the matter that there was an involvement of a brawl and the accused’s role in that brawl resulting in the acquittal of the accused for the offences under Sections 148, 302/149 and 325/149 of the IPC leading to the dismissal of the appeal against the accused.
When the question came up regarding the conviction alteration of the other accused from Sections 302/149 to Section 304 Part II of the IPC it was held that the blow was inflicted upon the victim by the accused which on a vital part of his body however , merely because the injury was inflicted upon by a blunt side of the weapon does not justify the conviction alteration to Section 304 Part II of the IPC resulting in commission of an error while altering such conviction, thereby holding the accused guilty under offence under Section 304 Part I of the IPC and quashing and setting aside the judgment and the aforesaid of the High Court be quashed and set aside while t allowing of the appeal in parts.
Read Judgment here:
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