P&H: Upholds Attempt to Murder Charge in House Intrusion Case, Says Nature of injury alone cannot be the sole basis to decide whether offence u/s.307 IPC is made out
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused to interfere with charges framed against Kamaljit Singh in a case arising out of a violent house intrusion in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar. The petitioner had challenged the trial court’s order framing charges, including under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code for attempt to murder.
According to the prosecution, the complainant alleged that several persons, including the petitioner, entered his house armed with weapons. The FIR stated that the petitioner attacked the injured woman, Jaswinder Rani, with a kirpan, while others used gandasas. It was also alleged that the accused damaged...