Arumugam v. State Rep.by
Case brief
What is this about?
Search terms: criminal revision petition; Sections 397 and 401 Cr.P.C.; Section 307 IPC; Section 308 IPC; conviction confirmed; sentence modified to period already undergone; set at liberty forthwith; motive and previous enmity not proved; no intention to kill; stab injury abdomen and hand; grievous injuries; PW1 defacto complainant; Selvapuram Police Station Coimbatore; Crime No.1380 of 2017; Crl.A.No.29 of 2023; S.C.No.202 of 2018; partly allowed. Relevant for: reduction of sentence to time already undergone in criminal revisions; appellate downgrading of attempt-to-murder (S.307) to attempt-to-causing-grievous-injury (S.308) convictions where intention and motive are unproved; confirmation of appellate conviction while moderating only the quantum of sentence.
What did the court decide?
Impugned appellate order modified: conviction under Section 308 IPC confirmed, sentence reduced to the period of sentence already undergone, petitioner directed to be set at liberty forthwith; remaining appellate orders (including the fine) left intact.