Criminal trial -- Nature of injuries and cause of death - Medical opinion - Doctor who examined the deceased and conducted post mortem is the only competent person to opine the nature of injuries and the cause of death - It is only in a case, where the opinion is inherently defective, Court will discard its evidence...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 120B -- Murder - Injuries found on the dead body of deceased were in consonance with the deposition of child witness who stated that after hearing the noise, she woke up and saw that accused was beating his father - Doctor found that blood had oozed from the mouth of deceased and such injury could be possible as per the case of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - No eye witness to alleged killing of deceased - Prosecution version that deceased suffered injuries by means other than fire arms secured corroboration from post mortem report - Confessional statement of accused recorded in English and accused put his left thump impression - Magistrate, who recorded statement, testified that..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Proseucton case that deceased was taken away by accused and after 15/20 minutes gun shots were heard - Post mortem report that there were only lacerated wounds and there was no gun shot wound on the body of the deceased - Some doubt is created in the prosecution version regarding charge u/s 302 IPC - Accused to get benefit..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 307, 147, 148, 149, Arms Act, 1959, Section 27 -- Quashing of order - Cognizance of offence and issuance of summons - Offence u/ss 302, 307, 147, 148, 149 IPC and S.27 Arms Act - Post-mortem report shows that death had occurred due to the reason that the deceased had received fire arm injury..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Accused known to PWs1 and 2 - Accused named in FIR which was promptly lodged - Appellant pressed neck of deceased and threw acid on him - Manner of incident corroborated by post-mortem report - Statement of PWs1 and 2 consistent and natural - Their presence at the time of occurrence not doubtful - No reason that they will..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 364, 300, 201 -- Kidnapping, murder and causing evidence to disappear - Body of deceased recovered from river - Medical evidence suggested that death was caused within three to four days of post-mortem examination - In face of post mortem report, accused persons apprehended earlier to date death of deceased warranting inference that there..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Deceased survived for 16 days after incident - Evidence on record would clearly establish that appellant-accused repeatedly assaulted deceased with an iron rod on head - Doctor who conducted post-mortem examination has opined that injuries sustained by deceased were sufficient in ordinary course of nature to cause death -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 374 -- Legality of conviction and sentence - Deceased died due to burn injuries within two years of marriage - Accused father in-law and mother in-law and two sisters in-law of deceased - Post mortem report revealed that deceased was burnt to 90% - Besides unlawful demand of dowry, accused..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 348, 304iII, Constitution of India, 1950, Article 21 -- Illegal detention - Death by torture - Deceased died of multiple injuries which were caused in course of interrogation of a case, when deceased was in illegal custody of police - Evidence of witnesses and circumstances established beyond vestige of doubt that deceased was subjected to..........
