New Delhi, March 5 A court here has acquitted two men, accused of attempting to kill their cousin in 2018, saying the prosecution failed to prove their guilt in the case.
Additional Sessions Judge Sumedh Kumar was hearing a case under IPC sections 307 (attempt to murder) and 34 (common intention) against Mohammad Idrish and Mohammad Shuaib for allegedly attacking their cousin and another person named Raja Dilnawaz (the complainant) with a sharp object on April 19, 2018.
In an order dated February 28, the court noted that the prosecution's version was based largely on the testimony of the complainant.
The judge found several discrepancies in the prosecution's case, including delays in filing the FIR, contradictions regarding the weapon used in the attack, and inconsistencies in medical records.
"The discrepancy regarding the blood-stained clothes and the absence of blood at the scene of the alleged incident further raises doubts about whether these injuries were caused in the manner alleged by the complainant or were self-inflicted," the court said.
Observing that the investigation suffered from significant lapses, including failure to examine call records that could have verified whether the complainant was called to the scene, the court said that the benefit of the doubt must go to the accused.
"Considering all the facts and circumstances, the prosecution has failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused persons were involved in the commission of the offence," the court said, acquitting both accused.
The case was registered in 2018 at the Jafrabad police station, and charges were framed against the accused under IPC Section 307.
