Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Abetment of suicide - Quashing of FIR - Financial settlement - FIR u/s 306 IPC cannot be quashed on basis of any financial settlement with informant, surviving spouse, parents, children, guardians, care givers or anyone else...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306 -- Abetment of suicide - Even an indirect act of incitement to commission of suicide would constitute the offence of abetment of suicide u/s 306 IPC...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 147, 148, 149, 352, 323, 306, 504, 506 -- Anticipatory bail - Offence u/ss 147, 148, 149, 352, 323, 306, 504 & 506 IPC - Grant of anticipatory bail in a heinous case on the basis of CCTV footage produced by accused, without any kind of certification and/or authentication, ignoring the materials on..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 392, 397, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439 -- Bail - Offence u/ss 392, 397 IPC - Accused are juveniles and are not stated to be involved in any other case - It is co-accused who was carrying a pistol - Accused have been behind the bars for a substantial period of 1 year - Conclusion of trial is likely to consume time in as not..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201 -- Murder - PW7 turned hostile - Alleged recovery of incriminating material recovered at the instance of accused rejected by trial Court - As regarding extra judicial confession made by PW4, same being weak piece of evidence, cannot be relied upon unless there is some corroboration - Accused rightly acquitted...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 326 -- Grievous hurt - Acid attack - Injured sustained burn injuries on the face as per evidence of PW1 and PW2 coupled with medical evidence - Glass bottle filled with acid was used as weapon of offence and/or substance which is deleterious to human body - Ingredients of S.326 IPC are made out - Accused rightly convicted...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 326 -- Grievous hurt - Acid attack - Reduction of sentence - Punishment of 10 years imprisonment along with fine of Rs.25000 is too harsh as per offence u/s 326 IPC - Sentence reduced to 9 years incarceration with fine of Rs.2000 reason being complainant and injured would have been adequately compensated by Government as they invoked the..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376, 420, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Rape - Consensual physical relationship on an assurance of marriage for a considerable period of time - For some reason, the parties fell apart - It can happen both before or after marriage - Complaint filed after three years - Permitting further proceedings under FIR would amount to..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(2)(1), 323, 506 -- Rape - False promise of marriage - Prosecution failed to prove that accused had ever cheated prosecutrix by not disclosing that he was married - It was a mutual relationship between parties - FIR got registered against accused when said relationship became sour - No medical evidence was led to show that prosecutrix..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 201 -- Offence u/s 201 IPC - Main accused fled after the incident to Pakistan with the assistance of present accused persons - Accused were involved in disappearance of evidence, as blood stained gunny bag/bori was found at the instance of accused - Even, weapon of offence also recovered at the instance of accused - Accused rightly..........
