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32. SYMPTOMS OF PARTIAL HANGING: According to PW20, he had visited the scene of occurrence and saw the body position as seen in Exhibit P9(b) photograph. It shows partial hanging with the right limb of the body touching the cot and left one touching the ground. In partial suicide hanging cases, according to him, the face will be bluish in colour. In some cases, there would be hemorrhage to eyes. To a suggestion, he deposed that the posture seen in Exhibit P9(b) photograph is possible, if the victim was pulled up sufficiently high to a completely hanging posture for one or two minutes, without her feet touching the ground and then due to some loosened tying, the body comes down and touches the ground.

33. According to PW20, usually in partial hanging cases, the face will turn blue. In the instant case, the face of the victim was pale. Therefore, he clarified that partial hanging and pale face cannot go together. The above Crl. Appeal Nos.1193 of 2017 & 755 of 2017 2024:KER:92686 circumstance is another indicator that this is a case of ante-mortem hanging. In other words, she might have died before her feet touched the ground.

34. SYMPTOMS OF SUICIDE ALSO: According to PW20, he noticed the features of suicidal as well as homicidal hanging in this case. According to him, most of the partial hangings are suicidal, especially in females. They cannot climb up to more heights and jump down. So, according to him, in such cases, some part of the body would touch the ground. Pw20 would further swear that, in this case, if the victim stands on the cot, the suspension point can be accessed by her, as the roof of the room was at low level and the victim was a tall girl. According to him, it was on the basis of these two points that he has not ruled out the possibility of suicide. Further according to him, there will be suicidal impulse for committing suicide and if the mental status is not normal, then such impulse would give way and the person can commit suicide.