Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 147, 148, 149 -- Murder - Unlawful assembly - Recovery of weapons - Swords were recovered on the disclosure statements of accused persons - Chemical Analysis Report showed that blood-stains found on the quilt seized from the scene of occurrence was that of blood group `A' - `A' blood group was also detected on swords which were..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 147, 148, 149 -- Murder - Unlawful assembly - Deceased sustained as many as 26 injuries - Eye witnesses consistently spoke about incident that accused were armed with deadly weapons - Overt acts of accused is corroborated by medical evidence and also by recovery of weapons - Presence of mud on thighs and legs does not raise doubt about..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 452, 147, 148, 149, 506, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 8 -- Murder - Unlawful assembly - Circumstantial evidence - Motive - There was previous quarrel between accused no.4 and deceased and deceased slapped accused no.4 near a grocery shop in village, which is alleged to be motive for crime - However, prosecution not proved said fact by..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 452, 147, 148, 149, 506 -- Murder - Unlawful assembly - Circumstantial evidence - Accused allegedly assaulted deceased with deadly weapons on his hands and legs while dragging him for about 2 km from his house to fields, which led to his death - Weapons used in crime were stated to be sword, sticks axe and pipe - However, no..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 401, 378, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 323, 447, 147 -- Conversion of revision petition into appeal - Leave to appeal - Offence u/ss 323, 447, 147 IPC - Conversion of revision petition into appeal is legally permissible - However, in appropriate cases, that too at very threshold and not at a belated stage - Application to convert..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 323, 447, 147 -- Offence u/ss 323, 447, 147 IPC - Only allegations against accused are that they entered upon field of complainant party and caused hurt to complainant - Simple injuries were sustained by complainant - No evidence on record that accused formed unlawful assembly and conspired with each other - No evidence on record against..........
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 147 -- Fatal accident - Liability of insurance company - Owner-cum-driver of offending vehicle produced a fake driving licence - Another licence produced by driver already expired before accident - Driver of offending vehicle did not depose in evidence and stayed away from witness box - He as owner had evidently failed to take reasonable..........
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 2(21), 147 -- Fatal accident by Light goods vehicle - Driver had a licence to drive Light Motor Vehicle - Light Motor Vehicle include a transport vehicle as per Mukund Dewangan's case - Order of Tribunal absolving liability of insurer set aside - Liability shall jointly and severally be fastened on insurer, in addition to owner and driver...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 147 -- FIR - Quashing - False implication - FIR cannot be quashed on the basis of defence or possible defence which can only be taken to ascertain the correctness or otherwise of the prosecution version which is yet to come after completion of investigation - Petition dismissed...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 143, 147, 148, 452, 427, 323, 324, 506(1), 34 -- Anticipatory bail - Offence u/ss 147, 148, 452, 427, 323, 324, 506(1) IPC - Accused and de facto complainant are relatives - No case of prosecution that accused caused injury or that he intended to cause injury on any vital part of body of de facto..........
