Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 452, 147, 148, 149, 506, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 8 -- Murder - Unlawful assembly - Circumstantial evidence - Motive - There was previous quarrel between accused no.4 and deceased and deceased slapped accused no.4 near a grocery shop in village, which is alleged to be motive for crime - However, prosecution not proved said fact by..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 452, 147, 148, 149, 506 -- Murder - Unlawful assembly - Circumstantial evidence - Accused allegedly assaulted deceased with deadly weapons on his hands and legs while dragging him for about 2 km from his house to fields, which led to his death - Weapons used in crime were stated to be sword, sticks axe and pipe - However, no..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 401, 378, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 323, 447, 147 -- Conversion of revision petition into appeal - Leave to appeal - Offence u/ss 323, 447, 147 IPC - Conversion of revision petition into appeal is legally permissible - However, in appropriate cases, that too at very threshold and not at a belated stage - Application to convert..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 323, 447, 147 -- Offence u/ss 323, 447, 147 IPC - Only allegations against accused are that they entered upon field of complainant party and caused hurt to complainant - Simple injuries were sustained by complainant - No evidence on record that accused formed unlawful assembly and conspired with each other - No evidence on record against..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 147 -- FIR - Quashing - False implication - FIR cannot be quashed on the basis of defence or possible defence which can only be taken to ascertain the correctness or otherwise of the prosecution version which is yet to come after completion of investigation - Petition dismissed...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 143, 147, 148, 452, 427, 323, 324, 506(1), 34 -- Anticipatory bail - Offence u/ss 147, 148, 452, 427, 323, 324, 506(1) IPC - Accused and de facto complainant are relatives - No case of prosecution that accused caused injury or that he intended to cause injury on any vital part of body of de facto..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307, 147, 148, 323, 504, 149 -- Attempt to murder - Quantum of sentence - Punishment as ordered by High Court is too low - However, having regard to fact that accused already undergone some period in jail and taking note of fact that incident occurred in the year 2007 and since parties have purchased peace, no further sentence of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 147, 148, 447, 323, 324, 302, 307, 149 -- Murder - Conviction - Appreciation of evidence - Quarrel over harvesting millet crop - Sudden fight - No common object of unlawful assembly - Eye-witnesses failed to establish as to how many injuries were received by deceased and with what weapon - Death due to coma, as a result of head injury,..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 143, 144, 147, 148, 34, Arms Act, 1959, Section 4, 25, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 32 -- Murder - Dying declaration - Deceased gave statement to police, but said statement is not part of prosecution evidence - Names of A-2 and A-3 not stated in said statement - PW2 in supplementary statement stated names of A-2 and A-3, but he has not..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 143, 144, 147, 148, 34, Arms Act, 1959, Section 4, 25 -- Murder - PW2 stated that injuries sustained by him was given by sharp weapon - A-1 caught red handed with chopper which is corroborated with evidence of PW2, PW1, panch witness of arrest, seizure of weapons and clothes and also in terms of expert evidence - Cause of death was..........
