Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Deceased was having blood Group `B' and blood stains found on Kurta, Pajama of appellant was also human blood `B' - Presence of appellant as inmate of Open Air Camp is established from record and on the fateful day deceased was on duty is also fortified from material available on record - No..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 304(Part I) -- Nature of offence - Prior enmity between appellant No.1 and deceased over measurement of agricultural fields - Accused persons though have knowledge that injuries would cause death of deceased but there is no material on record to show that they had intention to kill them - Medical evidence shows that all the three..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201 -- Murder - Crucial witnesses including close relatives of deceased either turned hostile or have failed to support prosecution case in material aspects - No eye witness to the incident as per I.O. - Delay in lodging FIR further casts a shadow on reliability of case of prosecution - Motive of crime not proved - Presence of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304, 323, 452, 34 -- Offence u/ss 304, 323, 452, 34 IPC - Non explanation of injuries sustained by accused person by prosecution makes prosecution story doubtful...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304, 323, 452, 34 -- Offence u/ss 304, 323, 452, 34 IPC - Non explanation of injuries sustained by accused person by prosecution - Prosecution has completely failed to explain injury sustained by accused which has been sufficiently proved by defence - Prosecution story is thus, not reliable - Benefit of doubt thus, given to accused -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Cruelty - Cannot be established without specific instances...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Cruelty - Merely stating that appellant has mentally harassed complainant with respect to a demand for dowry does not fulfill the ingredients of S.498-A of IPC especially in absence of any cogent material or evidence on record to substantiate said allegations...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Cruelty - Mere general allegations of harassment without pointing out specific details would not be sufficient to continue criminal proceedings against any person...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Cruelty - In cases involving allegations of cruelty and harassment, there would normally be a series of offending acts, which would be required to be spelt out by the complainant against perpetrators in specific terms to initiate criminal proceedings against them...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 323, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Cruelty - Dowry demand - Allegation against brother-in-law - Vague and omnibus allegations were made against appellant - No specific details or any particular instance of harassment is provided by complainant - She has also not mentioned the time, date, place, or manner in which..........
