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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN, BENCH AT JAIPUR
GANESH RAM MEENA
Shyopal @ Sukhpal, S/o Shambhu Lal – Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan, through P.P. – Respondent
Order :
GANESH RAM MEENA, J.
1. These criminal revision petitions under Section 397 r/w Section 401 Cr.P.C have been preferred by the accused-petitioners for quashing and setting aside of the order dated 27.03.2023 passed by the Court of learned Addl. Sessions Judge, Bundi (Raj) (for short the ‘trial Court’) in Sessions Case No.141/2020 titled ‘State v. Sattu @ Satyanarayan and Ors.’, whereby charges have been framed against the petitioners and prayer to discharge them from the charges leveled against them for offences under Sections 148 , 341, 323 r/w 149, 325 r/w 149 and 307 r/w 149 IPC has been made.
2. Brief facts of the case as placed before this Court are that; on 07.06.2020, the complainant, Pappu Lal and his nephew Tolachand, were coming back to their village after visiting Ambarani Mataji Dhaneshwar. On their way, right before Dora village, the accused-petitioners, Sattu, Devlal, Rajaram, Nandkishore, Jagdish and Shyopal suddenly got in their way and stopped them. The accused-petitioners hit the complainant on his head, both arms and both legs. They continued to beat him up even after he fell down on the ground, due to which he injured his left eye and nose. When some people
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Intent to kill is essential for Section 307 IPC; mere infliction of injury does not establish attempted murder without clear evidence of intent.
Framing charges under Section 307 IPC requires clear evidence of intent or knowledge to kill, which was lacking, thereby limiting the charges to less serious offences.
At the charge framing stage, the court only needs to establish a prima facie case indicating the accused might have committed the offence, without delving into the sufficiency of evidence.
The court affirmed that for Section 307 IPC, causing hurt with intent or knowledge is sufficient, and the trial court must assess evidence to determine if charges are warranted.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the assessment of evidence to determine the nature of the offences and the intention of the accused, as well as the consideration of the accused's ....
The court clarified that mere injuries do not justify Section 307 IPC charges without evident homicidal intent, emphasizing strict interpretation of criminal law concerning bodily harm.
For framing charges under Section 307 IPC, intention and knowledge are crucial, and a prima facie case must be established based on the injuries and circumstances surrounding the incident.
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