Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307, 147, 148, 149 -- Offence u/ss 307, 147, 148, 149 IPC - Quashing of proceedings - Nature of injury is essentially simple in nature - All the four injured persons have turned hostile - If the trial continues, it would be difficult to ascertain as to who out of five accused had caused injury on the head - Proceedings quashed...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304, 447 -- Offence u/ss 304, 447 IPC - Reduction of sentence - Incident occurred over a small cause of grazing of goats - No previous animosity between parties - More than 30 years elapsed - Sentence reduced to period already undergone...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 379, 452, 504, 506, 147, 148, 149, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Offence u/ss 379, 452, 504, 506, 147, 148, 149 IPC - Compromise - Quashing of proceedings - Entire dispute between parties compromised in 2022 - Case is pending since 2015 - Proceedings quashed on basis of compromise subject to deposit of exemplary cost of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307, 325, 427, 504, 34 -- Attempt to murder - Delay in lodging FIR without any plausible explanation - Nature of injuries do not support prosecution case - PW1 who happens to be brother of injured could not prove his actual presence at the place of occurrence - Injured was taken to hospital far away from the place of occurrence despite..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376 -- Rape - Sexual relationship between two willing adult partners will not amount to rape coming within purview of S.376 IPC...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376 -- Rape - On the pretext of marriage - A subsequent refusal to marry or failure to lead relationship into a marriage are not factors that are sufficient to constitute rape even if partners had indulged in a physical relationship...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(2)(n) -- Bail - Rape - On the pretext of marriage - Prosecutrix was aware that accused became acquainted with and got close to another lady with whom he is now engaged to marry - She stated that accused had conveyed to her that he does not intend to marry anyone - Prosecutrix also stated that..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304(Part II) -- Offence u/s 304(Part II) IPC - PWs 4 & 5 stated that when they were playing in front of house of deceased, she was washing cloths and subsequently by 10 am went inside and closed doors - There was no one in the house at the relevant time except deceased - Door was forced open to get deceased out and she was laid in the..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder of wife by husband - Medical evidence shows that deceased died of ante mortem burn injuries and contusions were also found on her dead body - Accused failed to prove that he was in field at the time of incident - Statement of accused that deceased caught fire accidentally while cooking food is not found reliable - Deceased and..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 354 -- Outraging modesty of woman - Catching hold of hand of victim who did not know about any intention or object of accused in catching hold of her hand - Conviction and sentence set aside - Accused acquitted...........
