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Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.1915 of 2023 dt.03-12-2024 (3) Burn scar, scattered on middle of chest to lower part of abdomen, (4) Burn scar on posterior part of right shoulder- 1½" x 1/2" x 1/2"

(5) Burn scar mark on right lower-1/3rd of right forearm 1/4" x 1/4" x 1/4"

(6) Burn scar mark of left side of neck-1/2" x 1/4"

He further stated that on same day, at 11:30 AM, he examined injured Rakesh Kumar and upon his examination, found the following injuries:-

"(1) Scattered burn mark on lateral aspect of right side of neck-1 ½" x 1/2" x 1/2".

(2) Burn scar mark on left side of face- 1/2" x 1/4" x 1/4".

(3) Burn scar mark on right side of face - 1/2" x 1/4" x 1/4".

25.1. Upon cross-examination, he deposed that any healed injury are called "scar". He further deposed that he mentioned in report regarding burn scar of injury nos. 3, 4, 5 and 6, which means mark of burn. He further deposed that the meaning of "abrasion" is scratch and "laceration" means "cut" and "incised" means "a cut wound", which is deep caused by hard and blunt substance. He further deposed that he has not written dimension of Injury No.3 on body of Raghvendra and injury Nos. 1 and 2 may be caused due to acid pouring and injury Nos. 3 and 7 may be caused due to hard and blunt substance. He further stated that injury found on the body of Rakesh may be caused due to acid and injury Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5 may not be caused due to hard and blunt substance but, it caused due to corrosive substance. He further deposed that petrol and kerosene do Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.1915 of 2023 dt.03-12-2024 not come under the category of corrosive substance and also the acid used in battery does not come under the category of corrosive substance. He further stated that the injuries caused by corrosive substance on the body of injured may be caused by throwing acid, in which the clothes may burn. He further deposed that when he treated injured Raghvendra, he was wearing paint and shirt. He further deposed that he does not remember that which part of his paint and shirt were burnt and he did not mention it in the injury report. He further stated that the colour of skin changes due to acid injury. He further stated that he has not mentioned it in the injury report of any of the injured. He further stated that he did not mention in injury report that skin will shrink due to acid injury. He further stated that he wrote whatever, the injured persons told him. He further deposed that when acid is thrown upward, it will move downward and wherever the acid spreads, there will be injuries. He further deposed that he did not find any other injuries on the entire body of the injured person. He further deposed that he found the injury on specific place, which he has mentioned. In cross- Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.1915 of 2023 dt.03-12-2024 examination, he further deposed that injury No.1 scattered burn scar found on the body of victim (N.K.)/PW-2 was written on the basis of mark of old burn injury. He further stated that it was not old but, it was written on the basis of mark of scattered burn injury. He further stated that he did not mention about the nature of injury in the injury report of any of the injured to be fatal. He has denied the suggestion that he has not found any burn injuries on any part of the injured and injury report was unscientific and it was fabricated.

"(1) Healed wound with hypertrophic scar over right forearm and right upper arm measuring size- 15" x 4".

(2) Healed wound with hypertrophic scar over right shoulder of size 5" x 3"

(3) Healed wound with hypertrophic scar extending from front of neck to the suprapubic region of size-22" x 4" with contracture of the neck muscles. He is unable to move his head completely.