Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 412 -- Offence u/s 412 IPC - FIR lodged against arrested co-accused and 7-8 unknown dacoits who were caught hold by villagers at the spot, after about 7 hours of incident without any explanation wherein police reached the place of incident immediately - Appellant was arrested after 9 days of incident and recovery which was allegedly made..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 324, 341, 504, 506 -- Offence u/ss 324, 341, 504, 506 IPC - I.O. has not explained as to non-mentioning of names of alleged eye-witnesses in complaint - Delay in recording statement u/s 161 Cr.P.C and also delay in submitting the same before Court will create suspicious circumstances about presence of alleged eye-witnesses - Evidence of PW1..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420 -- Cheating - In cheating accused is required to fraudulently or dishonestly induce a person to deliver property - Mens rea is to be at the time of receipt of property by accused from the person who is being cheated...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 406 -- Cheating - Criminal breach of trust - One single transaction cannot constitute cheating as well as criminal breach of trust, but it can be either cheating or criminal breach of trust...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 406 -- Cheating - Criminal breach of trust - When prosecution alleges criminal breach of trust as well as cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property for one single act of accused, charges become mutually destructive...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 406 -- Cheating - Criminal breach of trust - Complaint and charge sheet pertain to three different transactions each constituting a separate offence alleged to have been committed by petitioner, with two of them pertaining to offence u/s 406 IPC and the other pertaining to S.420 IPC - Charges rightly framed...........
Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, Section 3, 4, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 360, 361, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 440 -- Benefit of probation - Offence u/s 440 IPC - Appellants were convicted for maximum period of six months u/s 440 IPC - Therefore, benefit of probation could have been given - But, while awarding sentence said aspect was not considered -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Dying declaration - Deceased stated that appellant, her aunt-in-law, set her ablaze - Doctor stated that deceased was conscious and was in a position to speak at the time of making declaration - Medical Certificate of deceased states that whole body and clothing having kerosene smelling had burns about 100% - Panchnama,..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 366, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 6 -- Kidnapping and sexual assault - Quashing of proceedings - Marriage between victim and appellant got solemnized during pendency of appeal before High Court - Victim herself expressed her desire to live a peaceful and stable family life with appellant, upon whom she is..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 149, 307 -- Offence u/ss 302, 149, 307 IPC - Conviction - Accused stood armed with sharp edged deadly weapons committed the murder of `B' and `D', while in order to achieve their common intention, they had also inflicted such injuries on the physical person of `BA' knowing fully well that had `BA' died on account of the said injuries..........
