Merely causing injury to a vital body part does not automatically amount to an attempt to murder : MP HC

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently held that merely causing injury to a vital body part does not automatically amount to an attempt to murder under Section 307 IPC.

The court upheld a trial court’s acquittal of 2 men who had struck a complainant’s father and brother with a wooden log, noting the dispute was sudden and petty and there was no intention to kill. It also clarified that intent to cause death must be clearly established.

The court observed that, in such cases, charges under Sections 307, 319, and 320 IPC must be carefully assessed based on evidence of intent.

[Himanshu Sarwan v State of MP]