
‘If intention was to kill, there was no reason not to use sharp side of axe’; SC converts nephew’s conviction from under S. 302 to S. 304 Part I of IPC in uncle’s killing
“Merely because the witnesses are relatives of the deceased, and as such are interested witnesses, that alone cannot be a ground to discard their testimony. The only requirement is that the testimony of such witnesses has to be scrutinized with greater caution and circumspection.”