Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 4, 6 -- Rape of girl by her father - Mother of prosecutrix died in her childhood and she used to live with her father - She was sleeping at home at night when accused came and started removing her undergarments and started touching her body and when she asked him why he was..........
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 166 -- Accident - Total compensation - Multiplier - Deceased was 57-58 years of age at the time of accident - Considering the age of deceased, appellant would be entitled to future prospects @ 15% and on account of loss of estate and funeral expenses, amount of Rs.15,000 each awarded by High Court is as per law and as far as loss of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306 -- Abetment of suicide - Intention of accused to aid or instigate or to abet the deceased to commit suicide is a must for attracting S.306 IPC...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Abetment of suicide - Quashing of proceedings - None of ingredients required in law to make out a case u/s 306 IPC to be even remotely mentioned in the charge-sheet or are being borne out from the material on record - Utterance attributed to appellants assuming it to be true cannot be said..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307 -- Attempt to murder - Quantum of sentence - Maximum imprisonment permissible under the first part of S.307 IPC is 10 years and fine - When Court thinks it fit, not to impose imprisonment for life, punishment in no circumstances can exceed the punishment prescribed under the first part of S.307 IPC...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307 -- Attempt to murder - Quantum of sentence - Sentence of 12 years R.I. granted by Appellate Court - Since maximum sentence u/s 307 IPC, if life is avoided, can only be a maximum of 10 years, considering the entire circumstances, relationship between the parties and injuries caused, sentence of 7 years R.I. would suffice u/s 307 IPC...........
Right to Information Act, 2005, Section 8(1)(j) -- Exemption from disclosure of personal information - Disclosure of marks of other candidate in an examination though may fall in the category of personal information, yet disclosure of this personal information is necessary in public interest - It is thus, not an information which cannot be given by I.O. under the Act -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 406, 468, 471, 120B, 34, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Cheating - Quashing of proceedings - Allegations are criminal breach of trust, cheating, forgery and conspiracy - It cannot be said issue is purely civil in nature - Facts may have flair of both civil and criminal acts - Where both civil and criminal acts are found,..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Cruelty - Mere demand of dowry is not an offence u/s 498-A IPC...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Cruelty - Simpliciter allegation of intimidation cannot be said to constitute as harassment, especially when it is case of complainant that petitioners had tried to justify the same as an investment...........
