Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Conviction - Several doubts and inconsistencies in the prosecution's case, including the non-explanation of accused No.11 injuries and the delay in lodging the FIR - Names of accused Nos.8 to 10 were not mentioned in contemporaneous documents, raising the possibility of false implication - Considering these factors, the..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 21, Rule 32 -- Execution - Decree of permanent prohibitory injunction - Executing Court has left everything to be decided by Nazir of Court without recording any finding as to whether JDs have encroached upon suit land after passing of decree - Without undertaking such an exercise, it was not open to executing Court to pass a direction to..........
Limitation Act, 1963, Section 5, Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 13 -- Condonation of delay - Delay of 908 days in filing appeal - Defendants have not chosen to cross-examine PW1 and matter was pending for several years - They were set ex parte and application filed for setting aside ex parte decree is also dismissed - Defendants have only intended to drag on..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 41, Rule 25, Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 8, Rule 1A(3) -- First appellate Court framed three additional issues and remanded the case and directed trial Court to ascertain the issues and to take additional evidence if required - However, revisionist filed an application U.O.8.R.1-A(3) for production of documents - Trial Court..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439(2), Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 341, 323, 324, 325, 394, 201, 34 -- Cancellation of bail - Offence u/ss 341, 323, 324, 325, 201, 34 IPC - Subsequent FIR registered against accused after grant of bail - Second crime cannot be treated as overwhelming enough to impede fair trial in first crime for cancelling bail already granted..........
Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, Section 7(2) -- Eviction - Unauthorized occupation - Petitioners are in unauthorized occupation of Gram Panchayat land reserved for purpose of school playground - Unauthorized occupation and possession of land which is reserved for school playground cannot be directed to be legalized on payment of market price - There is..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 386 -- Dishonour of cheque - Appellate Court enhanced compensation without giving opportunity of being heard on question of enhancement - Impugned order of enhancement of compensation set aside - Matter remitted...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 256 -- Dishonour of cheque - Dismissal of complaint for non appearance of complainant at the stage of consideration of application u/s 311 Cr.P.C. - Complainant had already led his evidence - Magistrate could have dismissed the application and proceeded with the case on the basis of..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 1, Rule 10, Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Impleadment of transferee purchaser and amendment of plaint - Suit for specific performance - Suit land was firstly transferred by vendors to defendant `H' and during pendency of suit defendant `H' further transferred the same to third party - Though third party to agreement to..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 148, 149, 364A -- Nature of offence - S.363 of IPC punishes the act of kidnapping and S.364 thereof punishes the offence of kidnapping or abduction of a person in order to murder him - S.364A further adds to the gravity of the offence by involving an instance of coercive violence or substantial threat thereof, to make a demand for ransom -..........
