Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 498A -- Husband and wife remained within four walls of a house - Death by homicide - It is the husband who is to explain the circumstances in which deceased died - However, it may be considered to be a strong circumstance but that by alone in absence of any evidence of violence on the deceased cannot be held to be conclusive - It may..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 498A -- Death in matrimonial home - Acquittal by trial Court - Conviction by High Court - No mark of violence - Charge u/s 498-A or S.4 of Dowry Prohibition Act held not established by both Courts below - Prosecution story suggesting strong motive on part of appellant to commit murder ruled out - Plea of alibi not proved - Not..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 389, 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Bail during pendency of appeal - Lady of 80 years old - Suffering from various age related ailments - She had been in jail for more than one year - Bail granted...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 389, 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Bail during pendency of appeal - Conviction u/ss 304-B, 498-A IPC - Appeal against - Only bread earner of the family - Held, not a ground for grant of bail during pendency of appeal...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 389, 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Bail during pendency of appeal - Serious offence committed - Bail application not to be decided leniently during pendency of appeal - Seriousness and gravity of the offence must be looked into before granting the bail...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 302 -- Death by burning - Plea of stove burning - Accused did not make an effort to save the deceased - Accused was abusing the deceased and his relatives - Accused tried to prove his innocence by manipulating records of a nursing home to show that he could not have looked after the treatment of his wife as he himself was undergoing..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Cruelty - Living with another woman - Not a cruelty within meaning of S.498-A IPC...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Relative - Girl friend or concubine - Not a relative within meaning of S.498-A IPC...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Cruelty - Living with another woman - Not a cruelty within meaning of S.498-A IPC...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Relative - Girl friend or concubine - Not a relative within meaning of S.498-A IPC...........
