State Of Maharashtra & Ors vs Ravi Prakash Babulalsing Parmar & Anr on 31 October, 2006
"Courts should not overlook the act itself. In
considering the act not only the result but
knowledge or intention is to be considered. If
the act was such that nothing more than
simple hurt could reasonably be thought likely
to ensue from it, then, although grievous hurt
may unexpectedly have ensued, it would be
Court's duty to convict the offender of simple
hurt, judging that grievous hurt was not in his
contemplation; for, according to Section 322
of the Indian Penal Code, a person can be
convicted of grievous hurt only when the
result and intention correspond or when
grievous hurt had been suffered from an act
which was intended to cause grievous hurt,
State Vs. Ravi Prakash & Ors.