Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 354, 354B, 506II, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 8, 12 -- Outraging modesty of woman - Victim was minor girl on the date of incident - However, prosecution failed to prove that accused used criminal force on the minor victim with intention of outraging her modesty, lifted her clothes and opened zip of her..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 363, 366, 376, 377 -- Kidnapping and rape - Victim was aged about 15 years on the date of incident - Specific allegations with regard to committing rape upon her by appellant and committing unnatural sex upon her have been levelled by victim against appellant - Medical evidence does not rule out possibility of rape upon victim - Even..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Conviction for murder can solely rest on circumstantial evidence if chain of circumstances is complete and consistent only with hypothesis of guilt of accused...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 106 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - When an accused offers a false explanation regarding cause of death which takes place within confines of his house, such falsity becomes an additional link in the chain of circumstances pointing to guilt of accused...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 304B, 498A, 201 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Allegation against father-in-law - Conviction upheld for following reasons: (i) unnatural death of deceased which was not accidental but homicidal as established from medical evidence; (ii) death occurred inside the house occupied by accused which was under his control; (iii) FIR..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306, 34 -- Abetment of suicide - Mere allegation of harassment of deceased by another person not suffice unless there is such action on the part of accused which compels person to commit suicide...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306, 34 -- Abetment of suicide - Allegation against mother-in-law - Prima facie not established that appellant had any intention to instigate or aid or abet deceased to commit suicide - Deceased died in her matrimonial home after about 9 years of marriage - Prosecution has failed to prove any circumstances which appellant had created or..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 406, 34, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 239 -- Cheating and breach of trust - Appellant was minor at the time of alleged transaction between informant and accused No.1 - Allegation against appellant is that he had purchased the plot in question from A-1 in the year 2022 - However, appellant was minor when transaction took place..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 149, 147, 148, Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, Section 7A -- Plea of juvenility - Petitioner was 12 years 5 months old on the date of incident - Victim died as a result of multiple injuries caused by use of knife as well as lathis - No specific role attributed to petitioner - Petitioner has suffered..........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 528, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 406, 471, 120B -- Quashing of proceedings - Cheating - Plea as to lack of consent u/s 6 of Delhi Special Police Establishment Act ought to have raised soon after registration of FIR - Once investigation is complete, charge sheet has been filed and Court of competent jurisdiction..........
