Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 320, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 324, 341, 504, 34 -- Compounding of offences - Offence u/Ss. 324, 341, 504, 34 IPC - National Lok Adalat discharged accused of offence u/Ss. 324, 341, 504, 34 IPC - However, S.324 IPC is a non-compoundable offence and Lok Adalat has no jurisdiction in matters relating to non-compoundable offence -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 323, 341, 147, 148, 149 -- Murder - Identification of an accused is a fundamental requirement for establishing culpability and where no credible source or circumstances of identification are provided, testimony regarding identification becomes inherently unreliable...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 323, 341, 147, 148, 149 -- Murder - Medical evidence - Medical evidence presented is inconsistent with prosecution's narrative - Doctor/PW18 opined that deceased might have died due to excessive bleeding resulting from a fracture of left hip bone - However, prosecution has failed to produce any medical document or hospital record..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 323, 341, 147, 148, 149 -- Murder - Identification of accused - Absence of critical information regarding identification of accused especially when the incident occurred at night renders the prosecution's case doubtful - FIR and testimonies of witnesses during trial exhibit material contradictions - Medical evidence presented is..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 341, 323, 148, 149, Arms Act, 1959, Section 3, 25 -- Murder - Previous enmity between complainant party and accused `G' - No weapon of offence has been recovered by police at the instance of any of accused - Even, there is no FSL Report regarding empty shell of seized cartridge - Further, main accused persons `D', `G' and `Dh' were..........
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..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 323, 341 -- Offence u/ss 323, 341 IPC - Prosecution able to prove that while PW1/injured was coming from land holding beam, petitioner obstructed him and assaulted him by means of a thenga causing bleeding injury on his head and chest - Commission of offence in question proved - Conviction upheld...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 323, 341 -- Offence u/ss 323, 341 IPC - Incident took place about 28 years ago - Petitioner had remained in custody for at least two days during investigation - It would be a travesty of justice to send back petitioner to jail after so many years to serve out sentence imposed - Sentence u/s 323 IPC, reduced to period already undergone and..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307, 323, 341, 448, 354(b), 380, 336, 109, 147, 149, 504, 506, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3(i)(r)(s)(w), 3(2)(va) -- Anticipatory bail - Attempt to murder - Appellants have co-operated with I.O. - Charge sheet has already been filed -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307, 341 -- Attempt to murder - Investigating Officer not examined during course of trial - It was fatal to prosecution case since I.O. could have adduced expected evidence and his non-examination creates a material lacuna in the effort of prosecution to nail appellant, thereby creating reasonable doubt in the prosecution case...........
