Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 379, 392 -- Murder - Robbery - Circumstantial evidence - Dead body of deceased found in cattle shed with grievous head injuries and also injuries on his mouth with few teeth broken - Stone with which head of deceased was crushed was not sent for fingerprint expert's opinion so as to ascertain whether stone had any finger print of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 304(Part II) -- Nature of offence - Eye witnesses stated that when accused was chasing deceased, he was unarmed and it is only after deceased had fallen down, that accused picked up a stone lying nearby and gave a blow thereof to deceased - Cause of death was opined as shock due to internal bleeding - Accused has no intention to cause..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 394, 397, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 27 -- Offence u/ss 394, 397 IPC - Recovery of ornaments at the instance of accused - Investigating Officer did not narrate the exact words spoken by accused at the time of making disclosure statement - He also did not state that accused led him to place where articles were hidden and rather stated that..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 394, 397, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 27 -- Offence u/ss 394, 397 IPC - Recovery of ornaments at the instance of accused - No evidence that recovered articles were sealed at the time of recovery or that they were kept secure in the Malkhana of police station till the same were subjected to identification before Executive Magistrate -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 379B, 411 -- Offence u/ss 379-B, 411 IPC - Reduction of sentence - Accused has already faced agony of protracted trial since 2019 - He is the sole bread winner of his family and has to look after his old aged parents - Moreover, accused has already undergone actual sentence for a period of 4 years 6 months and 20 days out of total..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 120B, 34 -- Cheating - Quashing of FIR - Matter purely civil in nature - Case is of money advancing for which no written document was executed to indicate its purpose or import as such whether it was a loan advance or an advance payment for transfer of property, is not borne out from record - FIR itself do not disclose any cognizable..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 120B, 34 -- Cheating - Quashing of FIR - Matter purely civil in nature - Case is of money advancing for which no written document was executed to indicate its purpose or import as such whether it was a loan advance or an advance payment for transfer of property, is not borne out from record - FIR itself do not disclose any cognizable..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376, 377, 498A, 323, 506, 34, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Compromise - Quashing of proceedings - Offence u/ss 376, 377, 498-A, 323 IPC - Offences alleged are primarily of private nature - Complainant is reported to have entered into compromise on his own volition - Proceedings quashed...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Cruelty - Compromise - Quashing of FIR - Wife failed to appear and record statement qua genuineness of compromise after taking divorce and receiving permanent alimony on the basis of said compromise - Quashing of FIR can be directed in such case, even in absence of consent of..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307, 323, 341, 506, 149 -- Bail - Abetment of suicide - Cancellation of bail as accused absented and no convincing ground furnished in exemption application - As it is first default on the part of accused as such in the event accused surrenders before trial Court within a period of 10 days and..........
