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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
G.Girish, J
Ponnamma – Appellant
Versus
State of Kerala – Respondent
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| 1. prosecution case: acid splash causing grievous eye injury. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 2. eyewitness testimonies reliably establish acid attack. (Para 4) |
| 3. insufficient medical proof of permanent blindness; modify to section 324 ipc. (Para 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 4. set aside section 326 conviction; impose section 324 sentence. (Para 8) |
O R D E R
Aggrieved by the concurrent verdicts of conviction and sentence for the commission of offence under Section 326 I.P.C by the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Ranni and the Additional Sessions Court (Adhoc) Fast Track Court-III, Pathanamthitta in C.C No.475/2000 and Crl.A No.459/2003 respectively, the accused in the aforesaid case has preferred this revision petition.
2. The prosecution case is that on 30.07.2000 at about 7:30 p.m, the petitioner, a lady aged 35 years, splashed acid upon the face of PW1 when the above person came to the courtyard of the residence of the petitioner, as invited by her. As a result of the aforesaid assault, PW1 is said to have suffered serious injuries including permanent privation of eye sight.
3. In the trial before the learned Magistrate, the prosecution examined nine witnesses as PW1 to PW9, and brought on record
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