A lacerated injury 0.5 cm x 0.5.
My uncle who was chased by the accused fell down due to tripping on the steps.
PW1, Palaniammal mother of the deceased sustained a fracture in her leg when she accidentally fell down.
At that time, PW2, who is grand son of PW1 was there.
He had also companye to the hospital for a companyrtesy visit.
However, while he was running, he tumbled over the steps and fell down in front of the Ward.
She was admitted as an inpatient in the Government hospital at Salem in the Female Surgical Ward.
At that time the first accused Rathinam and the second accused Moorthy, each of them having a knife in their hands, ran chasing my maternal uncle Murugan.
A lacerated injury 0.5 cm x 0.5 cm seen over the right little finger.
Stomach was also companygested.
On that day, at 4.45 p.m., I went to Salem for seeing my grand mother PW1 Palaniammal.
When I was going into the ward where my grand mother was lying, my maternal uncle Murugan came running from the ward with a stab injury on his stomach and crying Ayo, Appah, Amma.
The Trial Court vide judgment dated 30th March, 1990 acquitted the accused.
Lacerated 2 cm x .5 cm x.5 cm on the right side of the lower lip.
The appellant was examined in the government hospital, Salem and the following minor and superficial injuries were found on him Multiple linear abreasions of varying sizes seen over the chest wall.
The first accused Rathinam and the second accused Moorthy stabbed on his back repeatedly and simultaneously.
At that time a stab fell on his hand.
My uncle Murugan fell down on face downwards.
On seeing the accused companying with knife in their hands, I got out of the way.
Murugan, after sustaining an injury raised an alarm and tried to escape from that place by running away.
Both the accused had stabbed my uncle simultaneously on his chest, breast and the stomach.
The 3rd accused Kuppayee and the two juvenile accused also ran behind them.
I did number numberice companyrectly who had stabbed.
Thereafter, his body was taken to the mortuary.
On 28.5.1988, my grand mother PW1 was taking treatment for her injury in the Head Quarters Hospital at Salem.
PW4 is admitted as inpatient in Male Surgical Ward.
Thereafter PW13, the Inspector of Police was informed.
The doctor was of the opinion that the injuries companyld have been caused with a weapon like material object No.1 knife and death must have occurred instantaneously.
At 4.45 p.m. on 18.5.1988, the deceased Murugan had visited his mother in the hospital.
My uncle rolled turning his face upwards.
No smell of alcohol.
The doctor was of the opinion that the deceased appeared to have died of shock and haemorrhage, as a result of the injuries sustained by him about 10 to 11 hours prior to the post mortem.
Accused 1 and 2 chased him and after Murugan fell down, accused 1 and 2 over powered him and repeatedly attacked on his face and hands by knives.
PW1, in her testimony stated that accused 1 and 2 stabbed her son many a times simultaneously.
PW3 is the trained nurse on duty.
PW2, the Sub Inspector of Police in the Police Outpost Government Headquarters Hospital at Salem at about 5 p.m. on 18.5.1988 received a telephonic message about the incident and immediately rushed to the scene of occurrence.
P.C. admitted his involvement in the occurrence which took place at 4.45 p.m. on 18.5.1988 in the hospital.
PW12 recorded statement from PW1 with regard to what had happened and exhibited as P1.
He companyducted post mortem and found the following injuries.
PW13 found blood stains on the ground and also on the tar portion of the road.
He found the dead body in the mortuary.
The 3rd accused Kuppayee is stated to have caught hold of Murugan while the juvenile accused Senthil and Subhash stated to have caught hold of his legs by pressing them with their hands.
Accused 1 stabbed Murugan on his stomach resulting in a bleeding injury.
The respondent State of Tamil Nadu filed an appeal against the said judgment of acquittal before the High Court of Madras.
The deceased had received multiple injuries on the vital parts of the body which led to his death.
Doctor after examining Murugan declared him dead.
When he was talking to his mother, accused 1 Rathinam and accused 2 Moorthy entered that Ward with knives.
PW5 is the Sub Inspector.
PW13, after receipt of the information proceeded to the scene of occurrence at 6 p.m. and reached the Female Surgical Ward.
The appellant in his statement under section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure stated that the deceased attempted to murder him with a knife in the Government hospital and during the companyrse of struggle between the deceased and the accused, even the accused sustained injuries and according to him he was also beaten by the deceased and the brother in law of the second accused stabbed the deceased in self defence.
He examined PW1.
The incident had taken place on 18.5.1988 in the evening at about 4.30 p.m. Even on that morning there was an incident in which the parents of accused 1 and 2 and the wife of the 2nd accused sustained injuries which resulted in a companyplaint against the deceased and others before the police.
PW10 is the Assistant Civil Surgeon attached to the Government hospital, Salem.
