Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 466, 465, 468, 471, 211, 511 -- Cheating - Company - Prosecution of power of Attorney - Company not arraigned as an accused - Prosecution specifically making allegations against Power of Attorney - Petitioner who claims himself to be Power of Agent of Company had alone acted, forged and submitted letter and he in fact signed pleadings..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 466, 465, 468, 471, 211, 511, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 227 -- Cheating - Discharge - Statement of witnesses and I.O. prima facie disclosing materials to proceed against accused - Discharge application rightly dismissed...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 34, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 32 -- Murder - Oral dying declaration - Accused allegedly poured hot lali (raw material used for preparing liquor) upon deceased - Medical evidence on record shows that there were 75% burn injuries on chest of deceased - Oral dying declaration of deceased made before PW2 stands corroborated with medical..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Conviction - There is nothing improbable in the examination-in-chief (PW1) more particularly considering a very scant & deficient cross-examination - There is nothing palpable or glaring in the evidence of the eyewitnesses - However, the evidence of the discovery of a pistol at the instance of the appellant cannot prove that..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 227, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 326A, 504, 506 -- Discharge - Offence u/ss 326-A, 504, 506 IPC - Injuries caused by acid burn - Prima facie material to frame charge against accused - Discharge application rightly dismissed...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Reduction of sentence - Deceased committed suicide by hanging - There was no injury marks on the body of deceased - Sentence of life as awarded by trial Court is very harsh - Sentence reduced to period of 10 years u/s 304-B IPC and since sentence u/s 498-A IPC..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 304(Part II) -- Nature of offence - Case falls into category of culpable homicide not amounting to murder u/s 304(Part II) IPC for the reasons : (i) There was no pre-meditation of mind to commit murder; (ii) All the accused were admittedly not armed when they stopped the vehicle of deceased and his friends and compelled them to alight..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376, 302, 201, 120B, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 5, 6 -- Bail - While granting bail High Court not considered heinous nature of allegations, gravity of offence alleged and severity of punishment in the event of ultimate conviction - Ex facie the allegations are..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376, 323, 341, 354, 379 -- Anticipatory bail - Rape - Recoveries in the case are yet to be made - Accused not fully cooperated in the investigation - Considering seriousness of offence alleged, it is not a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail - Order granting anticipatory bail set aside...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 409, 474, 471, 477A, 109, 120B, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 13(i)(d), 7 -- Selling and using bus tickets got printed by the accused of their own and thus causing loss to the Govt. - Recovery of tickets not made in accordance with law, nor the seized tickets could be connected to the three different buses and the..........
