In Brief
Shaji was convicted under Section 326 IPC for voluntarily causing grievous hurt with a dangerous instrument. The Supreme Court held that the prosecution failed to establish the second essential ingredient of Section 326—that the weapon was specifically an instrument for shooting, stabbing, cutting, or likely to cause death. Considering the nature of injuries and the weapon used, the Court altered the conviction to Section 325 IPC. The appellant's application for compounding the offence was allowed, and the sentence was limited to the period already undergone.
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