Undisputedly, the occurrence took place during the night time, on 14.7.2001 around 9.30 P.M. PW1 Dr. Jaspal Singh medically examined injured Subhash Chander in the Civil Hospital, Abohar, at 11.40 P.M., the same day. He found 14 injuries on the person of injured Subhash Chander, out of which, 11 injuries were incised wounds and the remaining three injuries 12, 13 and 14 were caused with blunt edged weapon. Injuries 3, 4 and 8 were subjected to x-ray examination. After receipt of the x-ray report, these injuries were found grievous in nature. PW1 Dr. Jaspal Singh has testified that clothes of injured Subhash Chander having corresponding cuts were immediately sent to the police. Thus, the deposition by PW1 Dr. Jaspal Singh, showing the callous attitude of the police, for not registering the case against the appellants, had strengthened the story put forward by the complainant that at the time of his admission in the hospital, the police pressurised him to compromise the matter with the appellants. Subhash Chander, complainant-injured, while appearing as PW2, has categorically testified that the police had obtained his signatures on some blank papers on the pretext of taking action against the appellants but did not take any action against them by taking illegal gratification and on account of