Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307, 324, 149 -- Attempt to murder - Trial Court, after meticulous evaluation of medical evidence including testimony of doctors and nature of injuries, has specifically concluded that though weapons were dangerous and injuries were serious, there was no direct attempt or intent to commit murder - Conviction u/ss 324, 149 IPC upheld...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 23 -- Medical negligence - Death of mother and her new born child after delivery - Medical evidence on record and opinion expressed by doctors and experts who consulted medical Boards/Committees, clearly tilted the balance in favour of doctor, as none of them found any medical negligence on her part - Moreover, these medical bodies..........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 32 -- Two dying declarations - Deceased alleged in both the dying declarations that her mother-in-law poured kerosene oil on her and her husband got her burnt by matchbox - However, there is no fitness certificate given by doctor in this regard that patient is fit for statement or not - Only signatures and seal of doctors were taken - Second..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3(1)(x) -- Rape - Victim is the only eye-witness to the alleged occurrence and she has supported the prosecution case - However, there is no medico legal examination report of victim on record - More so, when the victim was examined by doctors,..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 34, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 3, 32(1), 8 -- Murder - Husband and his relatives set deceased on fire by pouring kerosene on her - Divergent statement by witnesses regarding cause of harassment meted out to deceased - Witnesses claimed to be present besides deceased till her death but they did not speak about recording of dying..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 311 -- Additional evidence - Examination of doctors with support of entire medical documents - Where there is allegation from the side of accused that medical negligence is the reason for the death of child and prosecution case is that death was not due to any medical negligence, accused would not be put to any prejudice if..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306 -- Abetment of suicide - Death by poisoning - Post-mortem examination report indicated multiple injection marks over the front of both the elbows of deceased - However, quantity of the poison in the viscera of blood of deceased was not mentioned in the FSL report - Doctors who had treated the deceased in the first nursing home and later..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 324 -- Offence u/s 324 IPC - Accused had given the dhariya blow on the head of PW6, which was a sharp cutting weapon which was recovered from accused - Endorsement by doctor in the history that injury was caused by accused as well as other witnesses testified on the particular date and time on the PW6 attack was made by Dhariya as well as..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 391 -- Additional evidence at appellate stage - Three doctors sought to be summoned by complainant were already mentioned in the list of witnesses filed along with challan - Application for summoning those witnesses were allowed by trial Court, however, on account of their incomplete address those witnesses could not be served and..........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 32 -- Dying declaration - Doctors certificate and who records it - These questions are fact dependent - No stereotypical approach can be adopted by Courts...........
