Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Dead body of deceased not discovered or identity of dead body is disputed - Directions issued Viz: (i) Where dead body of deceased not discovered or identity of dead body is seriously disputed or is in doubt, investigating agencies/prosecution must make all efforts to collect and produce before Court all possible..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder of father by son - Circumstantial evidence - Accused stabbed deceased on the neck with knife which resulted in death of deceased - PW2 and PW3 rushed to place of occurrence immediately after the incident and they found accused present in the house - No explanation offered by accused for deceased suffering a lot of incised..........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 8 -- Motive - Circumstantial evidence - Absence of proving motive cannot be a ground to reject prosecution case - But, absence of motive in a case depending on circumstantial evidence is a factor that weighs in favour of accused...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 392, 201 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Last seen evidence - Circumstance of last seen of deceased in the company of accused duly stands established from CCTV footages, and articles recovered - Said CCTV footage proved by witnesses who had handed over the same to investigating agency - Circumstance of last seen points towards..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 392, 201 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - CCTV footage - Accused is seen in CCTV footage carrying a bag - Photograph taken from CCTV footage also shows that accused was carrying a bag on his shoulder - Dead body of deceased was recovered from said bag - Said circumstance thus, points towards guilt of accused - Accused rightly..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 392, 201 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Recovery of clothes of deceased - Clothes of deceased were recovered from her dead body at the time of post mortem examination - Said clothes were identified by children of deceased as well as sister-, law of deceased - Moreover, said clothes were visible in CCTV footages - Although..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 392, 201 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - DNA examination report - Dead body of deceased was established to be mother of PW51 from the DNA report - Stains detected on plastic bag recovered from crime scene had mixed DNA profile of accused and deceased - Blood sample of accused was taken for DNA examination voluntarily - DNA..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 392, 201 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Recovery of jhumkas of deceased - Accused had given jhumkas of deceased to PW42 at the time of purchase of liquor - PW42 handed over said jhumaks to police and they were duly identified by relatives of deceased - PW14, Tehsildar is an independent witness and before said witness, jewellery..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 3 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Defective investigation created vast gaps in prosecution story - There is lack of evidence as to extra marital relationship of accused with another woman and accused causing usual altercation with deceased - Prosecution failed to prove motive on the part of accused to..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 364, 302 -- Kidnapping and murder of three minor children - Circumstantial evidence - Calls made to accused during search for missing children - Non-examination of officer of mobile company cannot be said to be fatal to prosecution case, particularly when CDR was exhibited, through deposition of I.O and no objection was raised on behalf of..........
