Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 341, 290, 171F, 34, Police Act, 1861, Section 34, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Offence u/ss 341, 290, 171-F, 34 IPC, and S.34 of Police Act - Quashing of proceedings - FIR and charge-sheet neither disclose any act committed or illegal commission that caused common injury, danger, annoyance to public or any section of public..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 468(2), 482 -- Quashing of proceedings - Investigation not completed within limitation period - Occurrence took place on 3.11.2020 and FIR was registered on 4.11.2020 - Case of petitioners to invoke S.468(2)(c) Cr.P.C. is misconceived one, as language used in said section is that `no Courts shall take cognizance of offence' -..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 156(3) -- Application u/s 156(3) Cr.P.C. - Pre conditions to be satisfied before seeking investigation u/s 156(3) Cr.P.C. are : (i) Application to be supported by an affidavit duly sworn by the complainant; (ii) In an appropriate case, Magistrate would be well advised to verify the truth and also verify the veracity of the..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to wife - While deciding criminal revision against order passed u/s 125 Cr.P.C or corresponding section under Domestic Violence Act, Court shall take into consideration the present income of husband and wife for determining maintenance payable to wife and children...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 102 -- Freezing of bank account - Investigating agency have power u/s 102 Cr.P.C to seize the bank accounts, an action which falls within the scope of term seizure of "property" as used in said Section...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 173(8) -- Further investigation - Double jeopardy - There is nothing in the Cr.P.C. to suggest that the court is obliged to hear the accused while considering application for further investigation under Section 173(8) of the Cr.P.C - Further investigation is merely a continuation of the earlier investigation - Hence, it cannot be said..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 173(8) -- Further investigation - Double jeopardy - There is nothing in the Cr.P.C. to suggest that the court is obliged to hear the accused while considering application for further investigation under Section 173(8) of the Cr.P.C - Further investigation is merely a continuation of the earlier investigation - Hence, it cannot be said..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to father-in-law and mother-in-law - Widowed daughter-in-law not liable to pay maintenance to her father-in-law and mother-in-law - Maintenance can be claimed only by the persons falling in the category mentioned in the section and father-in-law and mother-in-law are not mentioned in the section...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438 -- Anticipatory bail - S.438(1) Cr.P.C. applies not only at post FIR stage, but it does not require that offence must have been registered - It is contemplated by said section that if a person is going to apply for anticipatory bail, he must have a reasonable belief that he may be arrested on accusation of having committed a..........
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 4(2)(e), Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 156(3) -- Jurisdiction - According to the provisions of the Act and the Code, the Exclusive Special Court or the Special Court, has the power to take cognizance of offences under the Act directly and can exercise the powers of a Court of..........
