1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2016 OF 2007 The State of Maharashtra ..Applicant V/s. Sadashiv Shankar Dhaigude & ors ..Respondents Mr.J.P.Yagnik, A.P.P, for the State None for the respondents CORAM : K.U.CHANDIWAL, J. DATE : 31ST JULY, 2008 P.C. . Heard. 2. In a trifle incident of suspicion on the conduct of the accused when Anandibai had gone to attend natural call, the accused No.1 Sadashiv sensing her presence, ran away and thereafter, the matter was taken seriously by the complainant, her sons and they abused the accused. The accused also abused complainant. The accused have not disputed the incident. However, the accused pleaded that Santosh was holding a knife which he desired to 2 attack to the accused but complainant P.W.1 Sambhaji himself prevented Santosh from doing so and in that scenario the injuries were suffered by P.W.2. The Medical Officer P.W.3 accepted that the injuries on the index finger and middle finger of P.W.2 Santosh can be due to snatching of the knife from his hand. The injury Nos.5 & 6 suffered by P.W.2 could be due to fall. The Medical papers do not disclose the probable weapon, used in the assault as it was not so stated by the injured. The testimony of P.W.1 and P.W.2 was contradictory in respect of report and even statement. The theory propagated by accused is most probable, that the injuries sustained by P.W.2 are self-inflicted. The injuries are not within the ambit of grievous injury as indicated in Section 320 of the Indian Penal Code. The delay from the date of incident dated 23rd March, 2001 of 7 days till 29th March, 2001 is not logically explained. Hence, application for leave to appeal is rejected. (K.U.CHANDIWAL, J.)