Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to child - Paternity of child disputed by father - Parties are husband and wife, as suit for declaration of divorce filed by father is dismissed and an appeal is pending, which means that parties are still husband and wife - Child is thus, born during subsistence of marriage - Taking into account the income of..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 217 -- Alteration of charge - When charges are altered, opportunity must be given to both, prosecution and defence, to recall or re-examine witnesses in reference to such altered charges...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 217 -- Alteration of charge - When charges are altered by Court, reasons for the same must be recorded in the judgment...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 319 -- Summoning of additional accused - Even if trial has abated against existing accused, there is no bar in summoning appellants and starting the trial afresh...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 319 -- Summoning of additional accused - Power u/s 319 Cr.P.C can be exercised only when evidence is strong and reliable...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 319 -- Summoning of additional accused - Deposition of PW1 is not sufficient enough to invoke extra-ordinary jurisdiction u/s 319 Cr.P.C to summon appellants, particularly when there are no other witnesses who have deposed against appellants - There is no documentary evidence that prosecution had collected against appellants - Even,..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 154, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 6, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 506 -- Sexual assault - Delay of seven days in lodging FIR - After commission of offence victim used to remain depressed - Accused had extended threats to kill victim and her parents in case she confided the matter to anyone - As..........
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 37, 22, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439 -- Bail - Contraband - Commercial quantity - Accused had spent about 2 years in custody - Investigation already stands concluded and challan stands presented - Conclusion of trial will take some time - Without commenting on merits of case, keeping in view the..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Quashing of proceedings - At the time of examining the prayer for quashing of criminal proceedings, Court exercising extra-ordinary jurisdiction can neither undertake to conduct a mini trial nor enter into appreciation of evidence of a particular case - Correctness or otherwise of allegations made in the complaint cannot be..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 323, 406, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Offence u/ss 498-A, 323, 406 IPC - Compromise - Quashing of proceedings : (a) Where wife has reaped the benefits of compromise and nothing more is required to be done by husband then such FIR deserves to be quashed; (b) If wife raises plea of fraud/coercion/duress etc. then same..........
