Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 11 -- Dowry death - Plea of alibi - Accused were not at home on the date of incident - Prosecution has not produced even an iota of evidence to prove it otherwise - Prosecution failed to prove or even show that deceased was treated with cruelty, connected with dowry demands which led her to commit..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 11 -- Dowry death - Plea of alibi - Accused were not at home on the date of incident - Prosecution has not produced even an iota of evidence to prove it otherwise - Prosecution failed to prove or even show that deceased was treated with cruelty, connected with dowry demands which led her to commit..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438(4), Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(2)(f), 376(3), Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 3(b), 4(2), 9(1)(n), 10 -- Anticipatory bail - Maintainability - Rape - Allegations constituting the offence u/s 376(3) IPC can be found in the form of various statements made by victim before Magistrate -..........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 6, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Res gestae - Murder - Prosecution alleged that PW7 was first person who reached the spot - However, PW7 turned hostile before Court and stated that she was not there on the spot at the time of occurrence and when she reached there deceased had already died - Evidence of PW7 not reliable...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Recovery of blood stained weapon not proved - Motive of crime as alleged by prosecution also not proved - Blood stains found on the materials not matched by prosecution with blood sample of victim - Evidence of PW1 is hearsay evidence and on the basis of which conviction cannot be recorded - Prosecution failed to prove its..........
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 6, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 363, 366, 506 -- Aggravated penetrative sexual assault - Kidnapping - Accused committed rape upon victim and threatened victim to face dire consequences in case she discloses this incident to anyone - Victim became pregnant and gave birth to male child - She was about 13..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304, 379, 511, 201, 34 -- Quashing of proceedings - Offence u/ss 304, 379, 511, 201, 34 IPC - Petitioner had been arrested and released on bail during investigation - NBW was issued against petitioner, as he did not appear in case on a subsequent date - Petitioner remained at large for 10 years -..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304, 379, 511, 201, 34 -- Quashing of proceedings - Offence u/ss 304, 379, 511, 201, 34 IPC - Petitioner had been arrested and released on bail during investigation - NBW was issued against petitioner, as he did not appear in case on a subsequent date - Petitioner remained at large for 10 years -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Cruelty - Complaint u/s 498-A IPC filed by wife does not loses its significance merely because it was filed after receiving divorce notice from husband...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376, 377 -- Bail - Rape - False promise of marriage - At the stage of considering bail plea, it is neither appropriate nor feasible for Court to draw any conclusion much less to return any finding as to whether promise of marriage made to prosecutrix was false and in bad faith with no intention of..........