Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 483, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 34 -- Bail - Murder - If right of speedy trial is infringed then howsoever serious the crime may be, Court may consider the plea for bail appropriately...........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 483, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 34 -- Bail - Murder - Accused in custody since 1.11.2022 - Charge framed in the year 2024 - Not a single witness examined till date - If right of speedy trial is infringed then howsoever serious the crime may be, Court may consider the plea for bail appropriately - Bail granted...........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 482, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 437(5), 439(2), Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201, 306 -- Anticipatory bail - Second petition - Maintainability - Earlier anticipatory bail petition was dismissed on 06.04.2026 and the subsequent petition filed on 16.04.2026 disclosing no change in circumstances, much less..........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 482, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 437(5), 439(2), Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201 -- Anticipatory bail - Accused already on regular bail - Addition/alteration to graver non-bailable offence during trial and order framing charge - A person released on bail is already in constructive custody of law and..........
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 29, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 120B -- Abetment and criminal conspiracy - Scope - S.29 NDPS Act is almost pari materia in its spirit to S.120-B IPC and the contention that non-invocation of S.120-B IPC vitiates the case is misconceived...........
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 3, 4, 5(m), 29, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(1) -- Penetrative sexual assault/rape - Proof - Medical evidence disclosed no external or genital injury, no vaginal laceration or perineal tear, and no spermatozoa on swab, secondary sexual characters not developed - Presence of semen on pant alone does not..........
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 -..........
Words and Phrases -- "Honourable acquittal", "acquittal of blame", "fully exonerated" - Expressions are unknown to the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 or the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and are coined in judicial pronouncements...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376 -- Rape - Non-examination of mother of prosecutrix and one `G' - When the evidence and material witnesses have clearly proved involvement of accused in commission of crime, accused cannot derive any benefit for non examination of mother of prosecutrix and one `G' who had also arrived at the place of occurrence...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376 -- Rape - Prosecutrix specifically named appellant who raped her as a result she suffered profuse bleeding and injuries - She was subjected to lengthy cross-examination by defence, but her testimony has gone unimpeached and witness candidly stood by her stand, accusing appellant being involved in commission of crime against her -..........
