Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201, 34 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Allegation against husband and mother-in-law - Cause of death was due to ante-mortem injuries - However, PWs had no knowledge as to how, when and where deceased was killed and burnt - Entire investigation carried out by I.O was in a very cursory and shoddy manner - There was no recovery and..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 34, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 32 -- Murder - Dying declaration - Accused are specifically named in the dying declaration recorded by Magistrate and it is specifically stated that they poured kerosene on her - Magistrate was examined as PW6 and nothing is on record with regard to any allegation against Magistrate to the effect that he..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 53, 363, 366A, 364, 346, 376D, 376A, 302, 201, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 5(g)(m), 6 -- Kidnapping, rape and murder of 11 years old girl - Death sentence - Gravity of crime was taken into consideration while imposing death sentence - Mitigating circumstances and probability of reformation and..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 307, 324, 147, 148, 452, 504, 506, 34 -- Bail - Murder - Accused was attacked with deadly weapons such as swords and knives - Offences alleged against accused are of grave and heinous nature inasmuch as there was death of complainant's son and serious injuries caused to her son and another..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Dowry death - Demand of money for construction of house even by deceased from her mother or uncle - Evidence on record that deceased was pressurized to make such a request for money - It was not a case of complicity but a case of helplessness faced by deceased in such adverse circumstances...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 201, 34, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 113B -- Dowry death - Deceased had gone missing from her matrimonial home within a few months of her marriage immediately after demands of dowry were made - Dead body of deceased recovered from banks of river which indicates that deceased had died under abnormal circumstances - No plausible..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 201, 34 -- Dowry death - Allegation against mother-in-law - Omnibus allegations made against A-3 with respect to dowry demands - No specific allegations, specific evidence or testimony against A-3 - Guilt of A-3 not proved - A-3 acquitted...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B -- Dowry death - Allegation against husband - Unnatural death of deceased occurred due to poisoning - There was demand of dowry as proved by evidence of parents of deceased - Even, deceased was sent back to her parental home to secure fulfillment of said demand, but parents of deceased being unable to fulfil demand had counselled and..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B -- Dowry death - Allegation against mother-in-law - No specific instances referred by trial Court while convicting accused, where she had been ascribed any specific role in making demand and inflicting cruelty - Presence of accused at the time of occurrence not spoken about - No specific evidence with regard to demand being made by..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 449, 34 -- Murder of 8 persons - Death sentence - Mitigating circumstance - Possibility of reformation and rehabilitation of convict - Sentence of death is imposed by taking into account the brutality of crime - There is no reference to possibility of reformation of accused, nor has State procured any evidence to prove that there is no..........
