Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Murder - Demand of dowry - Circumstantial evidence - Version of FIR is different version which was taken by informant and his son - PWs gave contradictory statements - Recovery of articles was a sham recovery - Motive of crime not established - Prosecution failed to prove its case..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 441, 447, 427, 506, 120B, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Cheating - Dispute regarding title over property in question - It is for civil Court to decide who has title over said property - Police cannot decide rightful owner when two parties are claiming ownership tracing back to very same vendor/seller of property - Case..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376, 511 -- Attempt to rape - Reduction of sentence - Offence committed in the year 1985 - Accused was aged about 25 years and now he is 63 years old - He has been facing the agony of criminal case for last about 38 years - Accused has remained in custody for a period of about 16 days in all - Sentence awarded to accused reduced to period..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 34, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 32 -- Murder - Oral dying declaration - PW6 stated that deceased came to police camp in injured condition and told them accused persons assaulted him - However, PW7 stated that victim had only named accused `B' - Police officers are disinterested witnesses - However, their version with regard to the..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 499, 500 -- Defamation - When truth is set up as a defence, it must be extent to entire libel and it is not sufficient that only a part of libel is proved to be true...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 200, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 499, 500 -- Issuance of process - Defamation - Magistrate has passed detailed order recording prima facie satisfaction that allegations in the newspaper would fall within expression of defamation u/s 499 IPC - To determine whether imputations are sufficient to attract provisions of S.499 IPC, a..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 364A, 307, 149 -- Offence u/ss 364A, 307, 149 - No evidence is available on the record to show the source of knowledge on the part of the informant or the details in respect of demand of ransom by the accused persons/appellants, as the alleged ransom letter is not proved - Even PW3, the victim, nowhere states in respect of any threatening..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 364A, 307, 149 -- Offence u/ss 364A, 307, 149 - No evidence is available on the record to show the source of knowledge on the part of the informant or the details in respect of demand of ransom by the accused persons/appellants, as the alleged ransom letter is not proved - Even PW3, the victim, nowhere states in respect of any threatening..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 364A, 307, 149 -- Nature of offence - Offence u/ss 364A, 307, 149 IPC - Whether the evidence on record satisfies the ingredients of Section 365 of IPC - When the boy was retrieved inside the kuthia, his hands were tied with rope and mouth was also closed with some cloth and the rope was opened by the police and the said rope and cloth have..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 364A, 307, 149 -- Nature of offence - Offence u/ss 364A, 307, 149 IPC - Whether the evidence on record satisfies the ingredients of Section 365 of IPC - When the boy was retrieved inside the kuthia, his hands were tied with rope and mouth was also closed with some cloth and the rope was opened by the police and the said rope and cloth have..........
