Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 109, 120B, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 3 -- Murder - Appreciation of evidence - Circumstantial evidence - Accused persons committing murder of deceased out of jealousy and revenge due to alleged love triangle between accused, deceased and wife of deceased before their marriage - If evidence of eye witnesses is acceptable wholly, then..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder of wife by husband - Eye witness 7 years old daughter of accused - At the time of incident, child her mother and father alone were present at home - Child witness supported prosecution on all material particulars by stating that her father smashed stone on head of her mother - Defence could not elucidate any omission or..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 256(1), 255, 302 -- Dishonour of cheque - Death of complaint - Legal heir permitted to conduct prosecution - Cannot be treated as complainant or a substitute for the complainant - In case legal heir of deceased complainant is absent, Court shall not acquit accused u/s 256(1) Cr.P.C...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 307 & 84 -- Murder and attempt to murder - Accused allegedly assaulted deceased - Defense that accused is of unsound mind - No material to make inference that accused was of unsound mind to such an extent that he was incapable of knowing nature of act - No motive to frame the accused - Nature of incident, number of injuries and number..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 304 -- Accused on being provoked by the remarks of the deceased that he should not cast an evil eye on his wife and another lady, suddenly took out a knife which he was carrying and caused one injury in the chest - Occurrence took at a place where panchayat was organized to settle a dispute which was not connected with the parties -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 304-I -- Name of wife of deceased who allegedly saw occurrence did not find mention in FIR - However, other independent witnesses supported prosecution case - Accused, while fleeing from spot, had threatened those who were close by with dire consequences if they dared to intervene - No delay in recording FIR which carries mention about..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 302 -- Directions issued to all trial courts in India to ordinarily add S.302 to the charge of S.304-B, so that death sentences can be imposed in such heinous and barbaric crime against women...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 302 -- Dowry death - Husband found guilty, murdering his pregnant wife for demanding cash amount barely six months after their marriage - Cause of death was smothering and throttling - Trial court awarded life sentence - High Court reduced sentence to ten years - Held, there was no reason for High Court to reduce sentence - Directions..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 354, 366 -- Crime against women - Supreme Court taking a serious view - Notice issued as to why sentence of life imprisonment be not enhanced to death sentence...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 354, 366 -- Head of deceased battered repeatedly by a blunt weapon and then kerosene poured on her and she was put on fire - Deceased was killed in a barbaric and brutal manner - Appellant was alone with the deceased at that time - Supreme Court taking a serious view of crime against women -..........
