Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 430 -- (Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.389) - Suspension of sentence during pendency of appeal against conviction - Directing accused to be present before Appellate Court or revisional Court would not be warranted after an order for suspension of sentence has been passed and bail granted...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Quashing of proceedings - Court at the stage of considering application u/s 482 Cr.P.C. cannot embark upon a roving trial as to reliability, genuineness or otherwise correctness of allegations made in FIR and materials collected during investigation by investigating officer...........
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3(1)(r), (s), Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Offence u/s 3(1)(r), (s) of the Act - Quashing of proceedings - Alleged incident occurred near graveyard situated in village which comes within public place and public view - Therefore, prima facie offence established u/s 3(1)(r),..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 313(1)(b) -- Examination of accused - In a warrants trial, it is duty of Court to put all material before accused, which is found to be against him while recording evidence of PWs - This could have been dispensed only in a summons case and not in a warrants case and if Court fails in its duty to put across material, which came against..........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 447 -- (Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.407) - Transfer of case on the ground of judge being biased - Judge cannot be presumed to be biased merely because a litigant's relative is a junior official in the same district Court or a police officer within the Court's jurisdiction...........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 447 -- (Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.407) - Transfer of case on the ground of judge being biased - Husband contended that he faced serious threat to life at a place `S' where wife's people are influential - Husband who is an accused in proceedings could seek for appearance through a counsel or by video conferencing,..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 227 -- Discharge - At the stage of consideration of application for discharge, trial Court is not required to conduct mini trial but sift through prosecution material and if on probative evaluation of same, prima facie case for prosecution is indicated, application for discharge would not sustain...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Interim maintenance - Determination of income of husband - Husband has not filed his complete bank account statements and has produced statements only for a limited period - Income of husband must be assessed on the basis of minimum wages - He is residing and working in UP - At the relevant time, minimum wages applicable to a..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to wife - Wife is not earning or being capable of maintaining herself - Mere bald assertion that wife is working and earning, without any proof to even prima facie support this claim, cannot be of any help to husband at this stage - Wife is entitled to maintenance...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to minor children - Bald plea of unemployment cannot be accepted at face value, particularly when person concerned is able-bodied, qualified and experienced...........
