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Delhi HC rejects plea of convict challenging 5-year jail term
The Hindu
Accused was charged with attempt to murder wife and mother-in-law with axe in inebriated state
The Delhi High Court has rejected the appeal filed by a man challenging the five-year jail term awarded to him for attempting to murder his wife and mother-in-law by hitting them with an axe after he returned home intoxicated.
“In the present case, the appellant [man] has used the axe with which he inflicted injury on the victim [wife] on the vital part of the body i.e. the face. Considering the weapon of offence and the vital part of the body where the injury is inflicted, the intention of the appellant to commit murder is evident,” Justice Mukta Gupta said.
A local court in March 2020 had convicted Gain Chand for offence punishable under Section 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code and directed him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of five years.