No Proof of Intent to Kill, Section 307 Conviction Altered in 2000 Assault Case: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court partly allowed appeals filed by three accused persons from Haryana who were convicted in a 2000 assault case. The Court held that the prosecution failed to establish the essential ingredient of intention required to sustain a conviction under Section 307 IPC for attempt to murder. A Bench comprising Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh modified the conviction to Section 325 IPC for voluntarily causing grievous…