Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Testimony of eye witness - Presence of PW1 at time of occurrence is doubtful - PW1 stated in his cross-examination that when he came to bus stand, he saw police there and they obtained his signatures on typed complaint - Merely because PW1 stated in his examination-in-chief that a person by name of accused stabbed deceased..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Recovery of blood stained clothes of accused - Blood stains were found on the clothes of accused - No explanation given by accused for the same - Involvement of accused in the occurrence thus, drawn - However, when two views are possible that testimony of eye witness not believable and blood stained clothes of accused points..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 118 -- Murder - Testimony of child witness - PW3 has given very different version about background of occurrence - She was not inside the house where incident occurred at the time of incident - Evidence of child witness discarded...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 118 -- Murder - Testimony of child witness - PW3 has given very different version about background of occurrence - She was not inside the house where incident occurred at the time of incident - Evidence of child witness discarded...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201, 34, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 9 -- Murder - Test Identification Parade (TIP) - Instead of holding TIP, PW6 was called to office of Superintendent of Police and accused was shown to him in the office - Identification of accused by PW6 in Court is not free from reasonable doubt, as it becomes very doubtful as accused was shown to..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 376(2)(g), 201 -- Murder and rape - Circumstantial evidence - Last seen theory - Testimony of last seen witnesses/PW3 and PW4 not acceptable, as there was delay in recording their statement by I.O - There is no reference of last seen evidence of PW3 and PW4 in the first statement of informant - Moreover, PW3 is closely related to..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 376(2)(g), 201 -- Murder and rape - Circumstantial evidence - Last seen theory - Testimony of last seen witnesses/PW3 and PW4 not acceptable, as there was delay in recording their statement by I.O - There is no reference of last seen evidence of PW3 and PW4 in the first statement of informant - Moreover, PW3 is closely related to..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 376(2)(g), 201 -- Murder and rape - Circumstantial evidence - Motive of crime not established - Once testimony of last seen and recovery is discarded, there remains no other evidence on record to establish the chain of events to implicate the accused - Guilt of accused not proved - Conviction and sentence set aside...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 376(2)(g), 201 -- Murder and rape - Circumstantial evidence - Motive of crime not established - Once testimony of last seen and recovery is discarded, there remains no other evidence on record to establish the chain of events to implicate the accused - Guilt of accused not proved - Conviction and sentence set aside...........
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 7, 13(2), 13(1)(d) -- Illegal gratification - PWs are not reliable witnesses and their testimony regarding recovery of tainted money from the floor bristles with infirmity - DW1 and accused on the other hand, established that trap team headed by PW12, had forcibly dragged accused by holding his hand and manhandled the house owner..........
