"It appears that convict (Ansar) was in a tense mind at the time when he attacked Subhash. It is also evident that the prosecution has not put forth any motive for the convict to attack Subhash," said Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat, while convicting West Delhi resident Ansar.
The judge, however, imposed a mild sentence.
"The convict had no enmity with the victim and in fact, both were colleagues. No past criminal history of the convict has been brought to my notice," the court said, while also imposing a cost of Rs 15,000 on him.
The court said that out of the total fine, Rs 12,000 will be paid to the victim Subhash.
Ansar's counsel had pleaded with the court for leniency to his client saying at the time of incident, he was suffering from a bout of "insanity" and failed to understand the result of his actions.
The prosecution had sought maximum punishment saying in August last year, Subhash and Ansar had a fight over petty issue in their office.
The convict who felt insulted took a hammer lying in his office and intentionally hit Subhash on his head, without any reason or provocation, as a result of which Subhash had suffered severe injuries on his head, the court said.
