Rameshwar Choudhary and Ors. v. State of Bihar
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Search terms: injured witness special status greater evidentiary value; related witnesses not interested witnesses; non-examination of independent witnesses not fatal; Section 134 Evidence Act quality over quantity of evidence; medical evidence corroborating ocular testimony; prompt FIR fardbeyan same day hospital; defects in investigation trivial discrepancies; self-defence plea rejected no evidence; spur of the moment occurrence no intention to kill mens rea Section 307 IPC missing; three essential ingredients Section 307 attempt to cause death imminently dangerous act; conviction under Section 307/34 IPC set aside; Section 326 IPC not convertible to Section 325 IPC sharp cutting dangerous weapon Hasuli Pasuli grievous hurt; sentence reduced to period already undergone mitigating circumstances long custody; acquittal for absence of other allegation; release directions; Patna High Court criminal appeal Nawada Warisaliganj 1995 occurrence; cited precedents: Abdul Sayeed (2010) 10 SCC 259; Baljinder Singh @ Ladoo (2024 INSC 738); Balu Sudam Khalde (2023) 13 SCC 365; Shoyeb Raja 2024 SCC OnLine SC 2624; State of Maharashtra v. Kashirao (2003) 10 SCC 434.