Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 147, 149 -- Murder - Deceased sustained 20 injuries - All injuries were by sharp edged weapons and not only first head injury but other injuries were also quite deep and wide - Consistent statement of four eye witnesses cannot be disbelieved that it was accused who had initiated quarrel by first inflicting a `farsi' blow on the head of..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438(2), Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406 -- Anticipatory bail - Imposition of a condition to produce bank guarantee of Rs.20 lacs - Condition is onerous and thus deleted...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 34 -- Murder of wife by husband and his second wife - Neither independent witnesses nor informant, who is real brother of deceased supported story of prosecution - Even, all material witnesses were declared hostile and some witnesses mentioned in their statements that only due to pressure of society they named accused but they have not..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 324, 148, 149, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 3 -- Murder - Appreciation of evidence - Place of incident not established - Testimony of injured eye-witnesses not corroborated by each other and even, medical evidence does not support their version - Presence of family members on spot not established - Moreover, Civil Surgeon frequently..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376 -- Rape - In order to adjudge credibility of version of prosecutrix, it is necessary to peruse testimonies of other prosecution witnesses so as to establish complete chain of events beginning from lodging of complaint and continuing upto conviction of accused and also to corroborate same with disposition made by prosecutrix on facts of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376 -- Rape - Minor discrepancies in statements of prosecutrix and other witnesses - Not a ground to reject evidence in its entirety...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376 -- Rape - Non-association of independent witness - Not a ground to throw out entire case of prosecution...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376 -- Rape - Absence of any injury on the body of prosecutrix - Not of much consequence if other evidence on record supports case of prosecution...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376 -- Rape - Absence of any injury on the body of prosecutrix - Does not itself discredit statement of prosecutrix...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376 -- Rape - Prosecutrix cannot be disbelieved merely because she was helpless victim who by force was prevented from offering serious physical resistance...........