M.M.S.BEDI
Naresh Kumar Sehgal – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent
Mr. M.M.S. Bedi, J.: (Oral) - This is a revision petition against the order dated May 5, 2012 passed by the Sessions Judge framing charges under Section 307 IPC against the petitioner for having caused hurt to Surinder Singh Bedi by means of Kapa as the said Act could have caused the death of complainant and the petitioner would have been guilty of murder.
2. Counsel for the petitioner has submitted that while granting concession of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner, it has been observed that the nature of the injury is debatable to be grievous. It has been submitted by the counsel for the petitioner that the simple case of assault has been projected as a case of attempt to murder whereas no incident had even taken place.
3. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and gone through the police record and I am of the opinion that for conviction under Section 307 IPC, the prosecution is required to prove not only the intention to kill by any precise evidence which could be measured by any straight jacket formula. Whether the accused had an intention to cause death or such an injury which could cause death has to be determined on the basis of cumulative effect of the se
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