Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 216 -- Addition of charge u/s 458 IPC - Incident in question not occurred in the house of complainant as alleged by him, but in fact it took place outside his residence - Neither were complainants armed with lathis, sariyas or any other weapons, as alleged by them in FIR, nor it was found that during the investigation that articles in..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 34, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 9 -- Murder - Non-holding of Test Identification Parade (TIP) - Witnesses had already been exposed to accused in police station - After all, TIP is only a part of an investigation and therefore nothing more can be attached to it - It is the duty of prosecution to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 406 -- Offence u/s 406 IPC - Quashing of proceedings - High Court itself opined that allegations are very serious and it requires further investigation - However, High Court has not at all appreciated and/or considered the allegation of larger conspiracy and that both FIR/criminal cases are interconnected and part of main conspiracy which..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Allegation against mother-in-law - Presence of mother-in-law of deceased has not been proved - There is no reason to believe that mother-in-law was a party to incident as per oral testimony of PW1 to PW3 - No overt act of mother-in-law even in oral dying declaration - Investigation of investigating..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(2)(n) -- Bail - Rape - On the pretext of marriage - Prosecutrix was aware that accused became acquainted with and got close to another lady with whom he is now engaged to marry - She stated that accused had conveyed to her that he does not intend to marry anyone - Prosecutrix also stated that..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 173(8) -- Further investigation - Application for further investigation is maintainable even after commencement of trial...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 173(8), 397 -- Further investigation - Dismissal of application filed by prosecution - Revision by de facto complainant is maintainable...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 409, 419, 465, 466, 471, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 13(1)(c), 13(1)(d), 13(2) -- Bail - Offence u/ss 409, 419, 465, 466, 471 IPC and Ss.13(1)(c), 13(1)(d), 13(2) of P.C Act - Socio-economic offence - Petitioner had joined the investigation as and when called by CBI - CBI not..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994, Section 2, 3, 3A, 4, 5, 6, 23, 29, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 120B -- Bail - Offence u/ss 2, 3, 3-A, 4, 5, 6, 23, 29 of the Act and Ss. 420, 120-B IPC - Entire recovery is effected from co-accused and that there was no reason for any..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 311 -- Recall of PW - Prosecution witness cannot be recalled merely because he gave a different statement in another case that too, after a period of seven years - It is not a case where a contradictory statement was given by some other witnesses in the present trial - Application rightly dismissed. (Judgment in Sudevanand Vs. State..........
