In Brief
Devi Singh was convicted of causing injuries to a deceased person (Chunni Lal) and another person (Udham Singh) under Sections 324 and 326 IPC respectively. The High Court had affirmed both convictions and reduced the sentence under Section 326 from three to two years, but maintained three years under Section 324. The Supreme Court found the conviction under Section 324 sustainable based on the deceased's diary statement, eyewitness testimony, and medical evidence. It reduced the sentence under Section 324 to two years considering the 23-year passage of time and the nature of the weapon used, while affirming the conviction and sentence under Section 326.
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