Sadakat Kotwar Vs. State of Jharkhand, 2021 Scc Online Sc 1046

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The Supreme Court observed that the intention of an accused can be ascertained by the part of the body where the accused chose to assault the victim and the nature of injury inflicted upon the victim by the accused, and that no one can enter the mind of the accused to read the intention of his. The nature of injury inflicted on a vital part of the body and the weapon all must be considered to accuse a person of an offence.

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