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 498A, 323, 377, 406, 506 -- Cruelty - Allegations against parents-in-law - Petitioners were not residing in a shared household with wife - Nothing in the FIR which disclosed any specific date, time or proximate incident demonstrating active participation of petitioners in alleged acts of cruelty or harassment - Belated implication of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 307, 323, 313, 406, 34, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Cruelty - Attempt to murder - Dowry demand - Complaint is absolutely silent about any specific date or time of torture - No iota of material can be found regarding incident of pouring kerosene oil on her and or banging her head with wall from case diary - Nature of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 406 -- Cheating - Criminal breach of trust - One single transaction cannot constitute cheating as well as criminal breach of trust, but it can be either cheating or criminal breach of trust...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 406 -- Cheating - Criminal breach of trust - When prosecution alleges criminal breach of trust as well as cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property for one single act of accused, charges become mutually destructive...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 406 -- Cheating - Criminal breach of trust - Complaint and charge sheet pertain to three different transactions each constituting a separate offence alleged to have been committed by petitioner, with two of them pertaining to offence u/s 406 IPC and the other pertaining to S.420 IPC - Charges rightly framed...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 406, 34, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 239 -- Cheating and breach of trust - Appellant was minor at the time of alleged transaction between informant and accused No.1 - Allegation against appellant is that he had purchased the plot in question from A-1 in the year 2022 - However, appellant was minor when transaction took place..........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 528, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 406, 471, 120B -- Quashing of proceedings - Cheating - Plea as to lack of consent u/s 6 of Delhi Special Police Establishment Act ought to have raised soon after registration of FIR - Once investigation is complete, charge sheet has been filed and Court of competent jurisdiction..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 406, 395, 506, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Cheating - Dispute pertaining to sale of motor vehicle by complainant to appellants and non-payment of remainder amount - Dispute is of civil in nature - Continuation of a dispute pertaining to payment of money and handing over of possession of motor vehicle, would be an..........
