Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302,34, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 3 -- Accused after gaining entry into house of deceased caused injuries to him with lathi, farsi and ballam and thereby causing his death - Evidence of eye-witness and informant not found reliable as there were material contradictions and omissions with reference to number of accused persons involved,..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 304 -- Murder or culpable homicide - Deceased picked up quarrel with accused who was working in fields with a hoe - Deceased slapped accused, which provoked accused, who lost his cool and self control and consequently retaliated by giving blows with hoe in his hands - Nothing on record to show that accused had any premeditation to..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 34, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 3 -- Murder - Appreciation of evidence - Common intention - Accused persons inflicted 19 stab injuries in body of deceased - One accused person came to place of occurrence and enquired about where about of deceased and stayed there at time of incident - FIR was not ante-timed - Evidence of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 120B -- Murder - Injuries found on the dead body of deceased were in consonance with the deposition of child witness who stated that after hearing the noise, she woke up and saw that accused was beating his father - Doctor found that blood had oozed from the mouth of deceased and such injury could be possible as per the case of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 34 -- Murder - Common intention - Accused allegedly assaulted deceased by Gupti on his thigh while co-accused tried to assault deceased with knife aiming at abdomen, but deceased caught knife and sustained injuries on his fingers - Presence of co-accused established by prosecution - But no material on record warranting inference that..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Accused allegedly assaulted deceased with Gupti on his thigh resulting in the cut of artery and vein - Held, knowledge cannot be imputed to accused that by giving single blow on said portion of thigh, artery and vein would be cut - Act of accused would fall within ambit of S.304 Part I IPC...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Trial in absentia - Allegations of murder allegedly committed by five accused - Three accused absconded and declared proclaimed offenders - Trial of two arrested accused terminated in acquittal as it was found that eye-witnesses were procured witnesses and thus not worthy of credence - Proceedings against absconding P.O's also..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 24, 3 -- Murder - Proof - Accused/husband committed murder of his wife - As per evidence on record no one was present at place of occurrence apart from accused and his child - Plea of accused that wife stabbed herself, does not find corroboration in medical report - Extra-judicial confession made by accused..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Case resting on circumstantial evidence - Accused caused death of wife - Medical evidence showing death as homicidal, caused by asphyxia due to throttling - Injuries sustained by deceased at night and daughter were only persons present - Relations between deceased and her accused husband were not cordial and accused used to..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Case resting on circumstantial evidence - Accused allegedly committed murder of deceased and threw dead body in well - Motive which actuated accused to commit murder, alleged was that there was illicit relation between sister in law and deceased - However, not a bit of evidence to explain motive - Torn shirt pocket found..........
