RAM AVTAR vs STATE OF HARYANA — Crl.A. No. 1410/2003

Case Summary: Criminal Appeal No. 1410 of 2003 The Supreme Court heard Ram Avtar's appeal against his conviction by the High Court of Punjab & Haryana. The Court found the High Court was unjustified in convicting him under Section 324 Part II IPC read with Section 34, and instead altered the conviction to Section 326 IPC read with Section 34 (causing grievous hurt). The Court reduced his sentence from the High Court's order to two years rigorous imprisonment, with set-off for time already served. The appeal was partly allowed on November 21, 2003. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.