https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=780604 An injured witness's consistent testimony, corroborated by medical, scientific and surrounding circumstances evidence, was held sufficient to prove the accused's involvement in wrongful restraint and assault. The Court accepted the early medical records, wound certificate, treatment evidence, chemical analysis and spontaneous statements as corroborative, and rejected the defence of self-infliction for want of support. Applying the settled test for Section 307 IPC, it held that a fatal injury is not required; the accused's conduct, words, restraint and pouring of acid were enough to infer intention and knowledge. The conviction and sentence were upheld. en-us Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 01 Nov 2025 19:39:32 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=780604 An injured witness's consistent testimony, corroborated by medical, scientific and surrounding circumstances evidence, was held sufficient to prove the accused's involvement in wrongful restraint and assault. The Court accepted the early medical records, wound certificate, treatment evidence, chemical analysis and spontaneous statements as corroborative, and rejected the defence of self-infliction for want of support. Applying the settled test for Section 307 IPC, it held that a fatal injury is not required; the accused's conduct, words, restraint and pouring of acid were enough to infer intention and knowledge. The conviction and sentence were upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=780604