AVINASH SHETTY vs STATE OF KARNATAKA . — Crl.A. No. 1007/2004

Summary of Crl.A. No. 001007/2004 (Avinash Shetty v. State of Karnataka) The Supreme Court set aside Avinash Shetty's conviction under Section 326 IPC for assaulting Dr. Ishwaran with a sword in 1993. The Court found that the injury—a 3"x1" incised wound on the left hand with nerve damage—did not qualify as "grievous" under the IPC as there was no bone fracture, severe bodily pain exceeding 20 days, or permanent disability. The offense was downgraded to Section 324 IPC (voluntarily causing hurt), and the Court permitted compounding of the offense with the complainant's consent, setting aside the original two-year imprisonment and Rs. 5,000 fine sentence. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.