Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306, 498A -- Bail - Abetment of suicide - Extra martial affair of husband was disclosed to wife on the first day of marriage - Discovering infidelity shortly after marriage can have profound and devastating effects on the mental and emotional well being of deceased/wife - Deceased had committed..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 313, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 411 -- Examination of accused - Offence u/s 411 IPC - None of material circumstances forming basis of conviction of accused `M' were put to him - Not even a single question regarding stolen articles was posed to him - Instead, irrelevant and abstract questions about main incident of robbery were..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 216 -- Alteration/addition of charge - Charge can be altered or added at any stage before judgment is pronounced...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 216, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 222, 225 -- Alteration/addition of charge - Petitioner was a life convict - Maximum punishment which could have been awarded would be 3 years for the act of fleeing away from custody of police personnel - Offence is triable by Magistrate - Petition for alteration of charge rejected on the ground..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 220 -- Dishonour of cheque - Issuance of two cheques on purchase of product on credit - Two notices issued but single complaint filed - Offences that are committed as part of the same transaction can be tried jointly as per law laid down by Supreme Court wherein it is held that where..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 363, 366, 376(2)(n) -- Bail - Kidnapping and rape - Prosecutrix was only 16 years of age at the time of incident - She was found to be pregnant on her medical examination being conducted - Prosecutrix and her father have supported the case of prosecution - Prosecutrix who was a minor at the time..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 363, 366, 376(2)(n) -- Bail - Kidnapping and rape - Prosecutrix was only 16 years of age at the time of incident - She was found to be pregnant on her medical examination being conducted - Prosecutrix and her father have supported the case of prosecution - Prosecutrix who was a minor at the time..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 82, 83 -- Proclamation - Guidelines issued by High Court vide its impugned order with respect to manner of issuing proclamations u/ss 82, 83 Cr.P.C is set aside, as High Court has inadvertently or otherwise entirely overlooked Form 5 and 6 and important provisions of Cr.P.C i.e Ss.83, 174-A IPC...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 395, 386, 365, 342, 506 -- Quashing of FIR - Offence u/ss 395, 386, 365, 342, 506 IPC - FIR lodged after a period of almost two years from the alleged incident that too without specifying any date and time of alleged incident - Entire case put up by informant on the face of it appears to be..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Constitution of India, 1950, Article 226 -- Quashing of proceedings - Court while exercising its jurisdiction u/s 482 Cr.P.C or under Art.226 of Constitution need not restrict itself only to the stage of a case but is empowered to take into account the overall circumstances leading to initiation/registration of case as well as..........