In Brief
The appellants were convicted for attempting to murder two victims using daggers, inflicting stab wounds on vital body parts (stomach, ribs, chest). The appellants argued the injuries amounted only to grievous hurt under Section 323 IPC. The Supreme Court upheld the conviction under Section 307 (attempt to murder) read with Section 34 IPC. The Court held that a single blow by a deadly weapon targeting vital parts, combined with grievous injuries, the planned nature of the assault, and reliable injured eyewitness testimony, establishes the requisite intention to kill. Reliance on earlier precedent was distinguished as inapplicable to the facts.
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