Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 406, 408, 420, 387 -- Bail - Offence u/ss 406, 408, 420, 387 IPC - Simply because some of the co-accused are required to be arrested is no ground to deny the concession of bail...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 406, 408, 420, 387 -- Bail - Offence u/ss 406, 408, 420, 387 IPC - Guilt of accused can only be determined during trial - Even though challan has been filed but conclusion of trial is likely to take some time - Moreover, accused persons are behind bars for more than 4 months and their further..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 406, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Cheating - Quashing of proceedings - If on account of closure of commercial activity, any particular person who is associated with such commercial venture, suffers loss, same would not amount to commit an offence by Company u/ss 420, 406 IPC - Proceedings qua directors of such company..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 245, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 406 -- Discharge - Cheating and criminal breach of trust - Opening of Bank account as proprietor after dissolution of partnership deed - Not an act of cheating and criminal breach of trust - Accused rightly discharged...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 406, 323, 498A, 34 -- Anticipatory bail - Offence u/ss 420, 406, 323, 498-A, 34 IPC - Complaint prima facie do constitute offences as alleged - Petitioner abandoned his wife/complainant almost since very inception of marriage and failed to maintain her with due dignity and honour - He is not..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 406, 120B -- Quashing of FIR - Cheating - Compromise - Parties have settled their dispute amicably - Complainant does not want to press charges levelled in the FIR - It is thus, a fit case where to quash FIR - FIR quashed...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 406 -- Cheating - Reduction of sentence - Accused is 75 years old and has already undergone sentence of more than 6 months - Conviction of accused u/s 420 IPC is thus, maintained - However, sentence qua imprisonment of accused is reduced to period already undergone by him...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 406, 34 -- Cheating - Criminal breach of trust - Offence by company - Vicarious liability - When company is offender, vicarious liability of directors cannot be imputed automatically, in absence of any statutory provision to that effect...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 406, 34, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Cheating - Criminal breach of trust - Offence by company - Vicarious liability - There is no vicarious liability in criminal law upon directors of a company, when offence is committed by company - A director of a company can be made an accused along with company only if there is..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 379, 406, 420, 120B -- Bail - Offence u/ss 379, 406, 420, 120-B IPC - FIR outcome of a monetary dispute between parties - Petitioner has no concern with Sharma Agro wherein machinery was alleged to have been concealed - Petitioner is in custody for over 5 months and out of 13 witnesses only one..........
