inflicts, even with his bare hands, a severe blow
on his (victim’s) head, the unintended consequence of harm would still
be properly attributable ... direction in
Payne v. Tennessee21 while examining the aspect of the “victim impact
statement” in a case of capital offence at the time of sentencing
victims
of crime, the Hon'ble Supreme Court also recognized the need to
provide meaningful rights to the victims of an offence ... consider giving a hearing to the victim while awarding the sentence to
a convict; that a victim impact statement or a victim impact
assessment must
itself a
reason to discredit the statement of the witnesses if those omissions do
not otherwise impact the statements of the witnesses qua what ... impact of the injury upon the victim and the critical state of the victim
who was not even fit to make the statement
definitely instill fear in the minds of the victims and impact the
trial. The statements of the victims are yet to be recorded
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health of injured but he was still unfit for statement. Thereafter, he went
on the leave and case file was handed over ... report is Ex. PW7/A. He recorded
statement of witnesses. He also filed victim impact report alongwith the
chargesheet.
13. During trial accused admitted
identified by the eye witness
Sunil Kumar. Later, IO recorded the statement of victim Yogesh and after
FIR No. 886/2006, P.S. Uttam Nagar ... after the accident, the victim/ injured was unconscious and unfit for
statement. The same could have been due to accidental impact or due to
alcohol
that the statement may have been made by the victim aged
about 5 years at the behest of complainant or that the statement was being ... scores. It cannot be ignored that the future of the victim
child also gets impacted, at least in close circles and any mother would
normally
argues to be underwhelming
rather the impact, if any, of the victim-injured, resiling from his previously
recorded statement in writing, this Court
victim clearly disclose that the victim was terrified
and cried for help. These documents speak in volume
regarding the impact of the incident ... doubt there
are certain variances in the complaint and statement of
the victim recorded under Section 164 of Cr.P.C. but
regarding the sexual
