A Delhi court convicts a man for attempted murder after a brutal blade attack in Mandawali, highlighting the severity of the crime and the evidence presented in court.
Key Points
- A Delhi court convicted Sachin for attempting to murder Deepak Kumar by slashing his neck with a blade.
- The attack occurred in Mandawali, Delhi, and left the victim with serious incised wounds requiring hospital treatment.
- Eyewitness testimony and medical evidence supported the prosecution's case, confirming the deliberate nature of the attack.
- The court rejected the defence's claim of accidental injury, citing inconsistencies and the severity of the wounds.
- The court emphasised that the intent to kill was evident based on the weapon used, the body part targeted, and the nature of the injuries.
A Delhi court has convicted a man for attempting to murder an acquaintance by slashing his neck with a blade in east Delhi's Mandawali area around four years ago.
Additional Sessions Judge Subhash Kumar Mishra was hearing a case against Sachin, alias Golu, who was accused of attacking the complainant, Deepak Kumar, at Ganesh Nagar Chowk on June 3, 2022.
In an order dated March 30, the court said, "Prosecution has proved beyond the reasonable doubt that on the day of the incident, the accused had inflicted injury on the neck of the complainant with a blade, which was muscle deep in nature."
Kumar, in his complaint, alleged that Sachin took his mobile phone earlier in the day and threatened him. Later in the evening, he attacked him with a blade, slashing his neck.
The attack left Kumar with incised wounds, including one muscle-deep injury measuring 8 cm, and he needed hospital treatment. Sachin was apprehended on the spot by the public and later arrested by the police.
Evidence and Testimony
During the trial, the complainant identified the accused and reiterated that the attack was deliberate. Medical evidence also supported the prosecution's case, with the doctor stating that the injuries could not have been caused by an accident.
"The weapon of offence, body part on which the injury was inflicted, number and nature of injuries clearly show that these injuries were caused with such intention and under such circumstances that if the accused by that act caused the death of the complainant, he would have been guilty of his murder," the judge said.
Rejecting the defence claim that the injuries resulted from a fall during a scuffle, the court noted inconsistencies in the accused's version and relied on eyewitness testimony and medical evidence.
The court also observed that non-recovery of the exact weapon used in the crime is not fatal to the prosecution's case when there is reliable direct evidence.
"The body part, nature of injuries, size of the injuries and the weapon used in the commission of the offence, clearly show that the injury was caused by the accused with an intention to kill the complainant," the court said, and convicted Sachin.
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