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Sankar vs State Rep. By Inspector Of Police, T.N

Supreme Court2 August 2011Gyan Sudha Misra · Harjit Singh Bedi

Ratio decidendi

The rule this decision rests on

Where an accused person actively participates in causing serious injuries to a victim using a weapon, the gravity of those injuries and the manner of their infliction can constitute sufficient evidence of common intention to join with co-accused persons in committing the act, justifying conviction under Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code even where the co-accused's conviction rests on separate grounds.

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Judgment

As delivered

Crl.A. No. 1545 of 2008
1
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIACRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1545 OF 2008

SANKAR ..... APPELLANT

VERSUS

STATE REP. BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE, T.N. ..... RESPONDENT

O R D E R

The only argument raised by the learned counsel for

the appellant is that the appellant could not have been

roped in with the aid of Section 34 of the Indian Penal

Code. We find absolutely no merit in this plea. The

injuries caused by the appellant are as under:

"4. Two deep cut injuries separated by a small bridge of skin extending from the inner aspect of lower 1/3 of left thigh on circling and running up to the posterior aspect of the knee upto the medial aspect, exposing the severed muscle quadriceps femoris, lateral group of muscles and the fractured lower and of the left femur with communication and running into the knee joint and exposing the chop fracture off upper and of left tibic and severed peploiteat nerves and vessels.

Crl.A. No. 1545 of 2008 2 5. 3 deep cut injuries one parallel to the other over the medial aspect of right ankle and for each about 10 X 2 X 1 cm exposing the fractured fallo tarsal and meta tarsal bones on the medial aspect and served muscles, tendons, nerves and vessels.

6. A cut injury over the left calf region back of left 5 X 2 X 1 cm."

The very gravity of the injuries caused by the

appellant and the way he took up a meat cleaver and caused

them clearly shows his common intention with the co-

accused whose special leave petition was dismissed at the

very initial stage.

We, accordingly, find no merit in the appeal.

Dismissed.

......................J [HARJIT SINGH BEDI]

......................J [GYAN SUDHA MISRA] NEW DELHI AUGUST 02, 2011.

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