Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376 -- Rape - Testimony of panch witnesses of recovery of clothes of appellant as well as victim - Signatures of panch witnesses were obtained on written paper at the instance of police - Said witnesses had no occasion to go through contents of said panchnama - Thus, High Court has committed an error while placing reliance upon stains of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376 -- Rape - Testimony of prosecutrix - Merely because prosecutrix has levelled allegations against appellant in FIR and I.O. has deposed before Court with regard to contents of FIR, it cannot be presumed that allegations levelled in FIR are true and correct unless same is proved during course of trial by leading cogent evidence -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376 -- Rape - Testimony of prosecutrix - Prosecutrix and her husband/PW2 did not support case of prosecution - Medical evidence also does not support case of prosecution - Three independent witnesses who were present at the place of occurrence though cited as PWs in charge sheet, were not examined by prosecution - Conviction and sentence,..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 34 -- Murder - Evidence adduced by prosecution suffered from material discrepancies and whole story put up lacked credence - Although alleged weapon of offence, licensed firearm belonging to co-accused was recovered, no endeavour appears to have been made to subject the same to expert ballistic examination in order to establish whether..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 332, 504, 34, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Cruelty - Dowry demand - Allegations against parents of husband - Vague and omnibus allegations levelled against appellants - No specific instance or occasion detailed with particulars wherein appellants demanded dowry from wife and on refusal of same subjected her to mental..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 143A, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 528 -- Dishonour of cheque - Order passed u/s 143-A NI Act, either allowing or rejecting the application - Order passed is intermediate order and not interlocutory order - Revision lies against such an order - Petition u/s 528 BNSS is not maintainable...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 147 -- Murder - Prosecution falsely implicated accused on the ground of enmity and rivalry between deceased and accused - Suspicion and doubt however, so strong cannot take place of proof or evidence - For holding any person guilty for any crime strong evidence beyond reasonable doubt must be adduced by prosecution - Neither there is..........
Agreement to sell -- Specific performance - Ready and willing - Mere presence of plaintiff before Sub Registrar may lead Court to infer willingness of plaintiff but it does not prove his readiness - In order to prove his readiness, plaintiff was required to prove that he possessed financial competency on appointed date i.e., to perform his part - Ingredients of S.16(c) of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 300Exception, 4 -- Murder - Infliction of four knife blows to an unarmed person on vital parts of body is indicative of accused acting in a cruel manner - There is no evidence of exchange of blows - Case does not fall u/s 300 Exception 4 IPC...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 300Exception, 1 -- Murder - No evidence on record to disclose that provocation was so grave and sudden that appellant was deprived of his self-control - Case would not fall u/s 300 Exception 1 IPC merely because infliction of knife blows took place after a quarrel...........
