Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406, 420, 384, 120B -- Matrimonial dispute - Roping in sisters-in-law - Complainant and witness could not prove the case against petitioners and the Court finds it somewhat unlikely that unmarried sisters-in-law, having nothing to gain and preparing for competitive examinations, would have harassed the complainant for dowry -..........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 406 -- Anticipatory bail - Cheating - Complainant himself requested for referral of dispute to meditation and even participated in the process - No objection was taken from prosecution side for said referral - Even more than 50% of settled amount has been paid back by accused to..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 467, 468, 471, 120B -- Cheating - Forged and fabricated agreement to sell - Quashing of FIR - Agreement to sell in question shows that there is no visible cutting/alteration at any place - FIR is a pure tactic to escape from civil liability of executing and registering sale deed in favour of petitioners, especially in light of the fact..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376, 354, 420, 504, 506, 34 -- Rape - Prosecutrix did not specifically state that she was subjected to forcible rape - Medical report shows no injuries on prosecutrix including her private parts - Even assuming that there was physical contact, it could only be treated as consensual and not as alleged by prosecution - Acquittal upheld...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 417, 465, 468, 471, 120B -- Quashing of proceedings - Cheating - Fabrication and wrongful use of documents - Issues relating to state of mind of executants at the time of execution of settlement deeds, role of respondent Nos.1 to 3 in execution and use of settlement deeds, existence of..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 417, 465, 468, 471, 120B -- Quashing of proceedings - Cheating - Fabrication and wrongful use of documents - Adjudication of forgery, cheating or use of forged documents in relation to a settlement deed will always carry a civil element - Therefore, there cannot be any general proposition..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 468, 192, 471, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Offence u/Ss.420, 468, 192, 471 IPC - Quashing of FIR - No allegation in FIR discloses any inducement, much less fraudulent or dishonest inducement, on part of any person which has resulted in parting with property by respondent-3 - Even, allegation that notice prepared in..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(2)(n), 420 -- Rape - Refusal to marry - Victim herself admitted in her cross-examination that she indulged in physical relationship despite refusal of appellant to marry her - She had supported the bail application of appellant before High Court and had travelled along with his relative to High Court - Victim was thus in relationship..........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 250, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 419, 467, 468, 120B -- Discharge - Cheating - Civil suit was filed in 2017, whereas FIR lodged in 2019 on the basis of an application u/s 156(3) Cr.P.C. - Civil suit is still pending to be decided on merit - Order on interim application does not amount to decide the lis pending..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 506, 120B, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 558 -- Cheating - Quashing of FIR - Allegations against petitioner confined only to signing agreement to sell as an attesting witness, executed between complainant and co-accused qua which proceedings were already quashed - No averment or material on record to show that..........
