Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Cruelty - Dowry demand - Quashing of proceedings - Main allegations against husband - Family members of husband who are mother and sister in law appear to have been implicated by way of general and omnibus allegations - No specific and distinct..........
Punjab Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 1962, Section 3, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 120B, 201 -- Parole - Offence u/ss 302, 120-B, 201 IPC - Parents of petitioner are old and remain ill and therefore petitioner seek parole for 6 weeks to take care of his old parents - Release on parole is part of reformative process - Petitioner has been in..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 3, 4 -- Rape - Statement of prosecutrix - Where FIR was lodged after about four months of incident and neither date, time nor place of incident have been mentioned, only on basis of uncorroborated prosecutrix's statement, accused cannot be held guilty for offence,..........
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..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 3 -- Murder - Last seen theory - Merely because accused was last seen with deceased, he cannot be convicted solely on that basis, particularly when there is no other connecting links and no other incriminating circumstance which leads to hypothesis of guilt against accused - Accused acquitted...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 323, 506, 406, 342, 313, 351, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Cruelty - Dowry demand - Wife alleged various kinds of cruelties which had led her to various illnesses - She also alleged that there was a miscarriage which had resulted because of fact that husband had pushed her - Wife was being deprived of her financial..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 323, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Cruelty - Dowry demand - Compromise - Quashing of proceedings - Matrimonial dispute between husband and wife should be quashed when parties resolve their entire dispute amongst themselves through compromise duly filed and verified by Court -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201, 34, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3(2)(v) -- Two extra judicial confessions - Acquittal of some co-accused but conviction of appellant - If such week piece of evidence of co-accused was not duly proved or found trustworthy for holding other co-accused guilty of committing..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307, 504, 506, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3(10)(15) -- Quashing of proceedings - Attempt to murder - High Court while quashing proceedings not discussed the allegations made against accused - There is no independent application of mind by..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439(2), Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 366A, 376, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 6, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3 -- - Cancellation of bail - Kidnapping and rape - Cancellation of bail sought on the ground that accused was declared proclaimed..........
