Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 357, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 307 -- Fine - Murder - Considering conduct of accused and financial damages suffered by victim's family, two deceased and injured, damages of Rs.10 lacs each awarded to legal heirs of two deceased for an offence u/s 302 IPC - Amount of fine as awarded u/s 307 IPC of Rs.5 lacs would be..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 357A, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 307 -- Compensation to victim - Murder - Considering conduct of State who did not conduct the case fairly and also trauma and harassment faced by victim's family, in addition to compensation awarded u/s 357 Cr.P.C, further compensation u/s 357-A IPC is to be awarded - State directed to..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307 -- Attempt to murder - Testimony of eye witnesses - Allegation that accused poured kerosene oil upon PW1 and threw a matchstick upon him - However, despite lodging of FIR immediately after the incident, kerosene soaked clothes of PW1 and can of kerosene oil were not recovered - As per prosecution not a single article was burnt in the..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307, 332 -- Attempt to murder - Merely because injuries sustained by complainant were simple in nature, that would not absolve accused from being convicted for offence u/s 307 IPC - Intention coupled with overt act committed by accused is important...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307, 332 -- Attempt to murder - Accused tried to assault complainant with gupti that too on his head, proved on record - Though complainant received injury on his right shoulder while avoiding blow on his head from blunt part of Gupti, such an overt act on part of accused would be covered u/s 307 IPC - Accused rightly convicted...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 307, 120B, 34 -- Murder - Injured eye witnesses attacked along with deceased No.1 - Reasoning adopted for acquittal of accused qua death of deceased No.2 cannot be imported to that of A-1 and injuries caused to injured eye witnesses - A-1 to A-3 rightly convicted...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304(Part II), 307 -- Offence u/ss 304(Part II), 307 IPC - Non-examination of independent witness - No independent eye witness has been examined though many persons were present at the place of occurrence - PWs 6, 7 and 9 have also turned hostile - If independent witness has been examined correct picture of incident have come on the surface..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304(Part II), 307, 326 -- Nature of offence - None of injury was on vital part of body of deceased - Doctor opined that injury no.1 was grievous in nature and injury No.2 was simple - Injury No.1 was grievous because left arm of deceased was fractured - However, arm and leg are not vital part of body which can cause death - Blood clouting..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307, 323 -- Bail - Attempt to murder - Accused neither armed with any weapon nor he gave any serious injury to father of complainant - Allegation that accused gave kick blows to complainant - Culpability of accused would be decided during trial of case - Challan has already been presented -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307, 324 -- Offence u/ss 307, 324 IPC - Injured witness had spoken in tune with prosecution case and deposed about assault committed on him - Inconsistencies were found in the evidence of PWs 2, 3 and 6 - There is insufficient evidence to establish with certainty the existence of an intention to cause death of victim - Accused rightly..........
