"I had given my opinion. The opinion was sought as to the nature of injury, it can cause death in natural course," the doctor told Additional Sessions Judge Yogesh Khanna.
The doctor, who was in-charge of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) where the victim was undergoing treatment for ten days, however, told the court that he has not seen the weapon of the offence, with which the victim was allegedly assaulted.
To a question whether it was possible to cause similar injuries if the length and circumference of the rod was different, he said, "If there is drastic change in the length and circumference of the rod, then, of course, the injuries would have been different...."
The prosecution opposed the question saying that as the doctor has not seen the weapon before giving his opinion so it would not be appropriate to ask him in detail as it was just an opinion.