Krishan vs State on 1 April, 2022
13. I have seen the cross-examination of complainant. It was
suggested to her that accused persons had attacked/misbehaved with her
due to previous confrontation. This bizarre suggestion lays bare the
stance of the accused persons. It clearly implies that not only accused
admit that they were very much present at the spot, they also admit that
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they attacked/misbehaved with her. Of course, they claim that they did so
on account of previous hostility. Mere fact that there was previous rivalry
between the parties would not supply any reason to anyone to take law
into one's own hands and to attack or misbehave with other. Faced with
the aforesaid suggestion put by the defence, minor contradictions
appearing on record, would not gather any real mass. Undoutedly,
defence can take alternate pleas but the aforesaid suggestion put to the
complainant is absolutely unambiguous and goes on to indicate that
accused persons have no qualm with respect to their presence at the spot
and also about the fact that they had hit the complainant and misbehaved
with her.