Indian Penal Code, 1860
Sections 302 & 326—Conviction for murder one and causing grievous injuries to victim—Appeal—Case of prosecution based on testimony of injured eye-witness and other eye-witness—Promptness with which victim, who himself was injured, took the deceased to the hospital is sufficient corroboration to the fact that he was an injured eye-witness—Merely because public witnesses were not joined in recovery of weapon is not sufficient to discard the testimony of police witness—Injured witness is also supported by another witness—Merely because blood grouping could not be given of the blood on the chunni tied around the deceased would not entail that no human blood was detected and the chunni was not used for tying over the deceased to stop the blood—In view of testimony of victim, the injured eye witness and recovery of weapon of offence which corroborates the version of the injured eye witness, the prosecution has proved the case against the appellant beyond reasonable doubt—Appeal dismissed.
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