DAYANAND vs STATE (NCT OF DELHI) — Crl.A. No. 1138/1999

In Criminal Appeal No. 1138 of 1999, Dayanand challenged his conviction. The Trial Court had convicted him under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC, but the High Court of Delhi modified the conviction to Section 323 IPC for causing injury to a witness, setting aside the murder conviction without specifying a sentence. On October 14, 2004, the Supreme Court disposed of the appeal as abated due to Dayanand's death on July 1, 2000. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.