Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 34, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 106 -- Triple murder case - Burden of proof - Facts within special knowledge of appellant were required to be clarified by them - Onus that shifted to appellant u/s 106 Evidence Act not discharged - No error in judgment of conviction...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - No evidence on record that accused and deceased were last seen together - There is also no evidence what happened after deceased went to room and had gone to sleep - Prosecution failed to prove guilt and complete chain of events which may lead to only conclusion that accused alone committed murder..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 323, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Quashing of proceedings - Compromise - Cruelty - Dowry demand - Matrimonial dispute between husband and wife should be quashed when parties have resolved their entire dispute amongst themselves through compromise - Even, conviction of accused..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Bail - Murder - Gravity and seriousness of offence is a relevant consideration for purpose of grant of bail - However, while granting bail to accused, High Court has not discussed the role attributed to accused and his overt act in commission of offence - Order granting bail set aside...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 147, 148, 149, 324, 427, 441, 323, 506, 447, 307, 302, 34 -- Bail - Murder - Prior enmity between parties - Accused were known to complainant, thus, it cannot be concluded at this stage that it was not possible to identify accused - Accused were specifically named in FIR - Nature of allegations..........
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3(2)(v), Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 341, 323, 427, 34 -- Offence u/s 3(2)(v) of SC/ST Act and Ss.341, 323, 427, 34 IPC - Compromise - Incident took place out of sudden scuffle between parties - Compromise executed between parties without any undue influence - FIR quashed in face of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Conviction solely on the basis of recovery of tangi - However, there was no forensic matching of blood stains found on tangi with blood of deceased - No witness pre or post occurrence indicating presence of accused at the place of occurrence at the time of incident - There are no other incriminating circumstances beyond..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376 -- Rape - Dying declaration of deceased recorded after 11 days - There are no signs of forcible sex with deceased - No medical evidence on record to corroborate that rape was committed on deceased - Offence u/s 376 IPC not made out...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 304(Part I) -- Nature of offence - Death was caused by accused in unison and it was a homicidal death - Injuries were though sufficient in ordinary course of nature to have caused death, but accused had no intention to cause death of deceased - Accused liable to be convicted u/s 304(Part I) IPC...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 113B -- Dowry death - Presumption u/s 113-B of Evidence act - Not attracted when incident of cruelty is remote in time and has become stale enough not to disturb mental equilibrium of woman concerned...........
