Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 149, 147 -- Murder - Appeal against conviction - A-4 has not preferred any appeal against his conviction - However, since his case is similar to A-5, A-6 and A-7, by taking suo moto cognizance, A-4 is also entitled to acquittal on ground of benefit of doubt - A-4 acquitted...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 319, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307, 148, 149, Arms Act, 1959, Section 25, 27, 54, 59 -- Summoning of additional accused - Land dispute - Complainant and his injured brother stated in FIR and in Court that both petitioners were present on the spot - Even, fire arm injury attributed to petitioner corroborated by medical evidence..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 307, 323, 324, 326, 201, 212, 143, 147, 148, 341, 506(ii), 120B, 149 -- Bail - Offence u/ss 302, 307, 323, 324, 326, 201, 212, 143, 147, 148, 341, 506(ii), 120-B, 149 IPC - As per prosecution, specific overtacts are attributed to each of the accused - Even, it seems that each injured..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 154, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 149, 435, 148 -- Delay in lodging FIR - Murder case - Delay of 2 and half hours in lodging FIR - PW1 seeing her own son being brutally attacked, effect of incident on the mind of mother cannot be measured - Being saddened by death of her son, it must have taken sometime for PW1 to come out of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 149, 435, 148 -- Murder - False implication - Overt acts described by eye witness in FIR substantially corroborated by medical evidence - Testimony of eye witness cannot be thrown on the ground of minor contradictions between oral and medical evidence - Evidence of eye witness is cogent and consistent - Plea of false implication taken..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 323, 148, 149, 120B -- Out of total 31 prosecution witnesses, 18 witnesses have been examined meaning thereby, all material witnesses have been examined - No specific injury has been attributed to petitioner - Seven co-accused have been already released on bail - Trial may take time to..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 147, 148, 149, 120B, 34 -- Bail - Murder case - High Court while granting bail has not applied its mind - Consideration as recorded by High Court are good enough for denial of bail - Trial not yet concluded - Only 3 out of 13 witnesses examined - Bail application rejected - However, it will..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 148, 149, 323, 307, 506, 467, 468, 471, 201, 120B, Arms Act, 1959, Section 25, 27 -- Bail - Offence u/ss 148, 149, 323, 307, 506, 467, 468, 471, 201, 120-B IPC and Ss.25, 27 Arms Act - Admittedly, it is a case of version and cross-version and petitioner himself is injured - `L' who is accused in..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 323, 324, 326, 148, 149 -- Anticipatory bail - Offence u/ss 323, 324, 326, 148, 149 IPC - It is a case of version and cross-version and the only alleged injury attributed to petitioner is on non-vital part - Even, prosecution could not convince acceptability of medical evidence which supports..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 143, 147, 148, 427, 149, Prevention Of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984, Section 3(2) -- Bail - Violence in the campus - Damage to public and private properties - Total loss tentatively calculated by I.O. as Rs.2,55,000/- - Five persons arrayed as accused - Applicants in custody since 6.10.2018..........
