Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 149, 147, 148, Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, Section 7A -- Plea of juvenility - Petitioner was 12 years 5 months old on the date of incident - Victim died as a result of multiple injuries caused by use of knife as well as lathis - No specific role attributed to petitioner - Petitioner has suffered..........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 528, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 406, 471, 120B -- Quashing of proceedings - Cheating - Plea as to lack of consent u/s 6 of Delhi Special Police Establishment Act ought to have raised soon after registration of FIR - Once investigation is complete, charge sheet has been filed and Court of competent jurisdiction..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 141 -- Dishonour of cheque - Offence by Trust - Trust not arraigned as an accused in complaint - Complaint is maintainable against Trustee who has signed the cheque, without requirement to array Trust also as an accused...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 34 -- Murder - Death by poisoning - Court must carefully scan evidence and determine four important circumstances which alone can justify conviction i.e. : (i) there is a clear motive for an accused to administer poison to deceased; (ii) that deceased died of poison said to have been administered; (iii) that accused had poison in his..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Death by poisoning - Circumstantial evidence - Deceased himself made no statement as to how he fell ill or what caused his death - Post-mortem report was inconclusive, cause of death was not found and uncertainty prevailed and matter was referred to FSL where it was shown to be carbamate insecticide (Baygon) - In absence of..........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 483, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Section 69, 352 -- Bail - Rape - False promise of marriage - Physical relationship between applicant and victim was without protest and there was no insistence by victim for marriage as she was in relationship with applicant for last four years as has been averred in her statement..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Indian Contract Act, 1872, Section 25(3) -- Dishonour of cheque - Time barred debt - When cheque issued towards time barred debt is dishonoured liability u/s 138 of NI Act squarely arises...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - If cheque is duly signed by drawer and cheque is otherwise valid, it is immaterial that cheque was filled by any other person - Penal provisions of S.138 of the Act would be applicable in such circumstances...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Security cheque - Mere fact that cheques were issued as a security pursuant to a financial transaction, then too, cannot be considered as a worthless piece of paper...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139, 118 -- Dishonour of cheque - Presumption - Once signature and execution of cheque is admitted, a statutory presumption arises u/ss 139, 118 of the Act that cheque was issued in discharge of a debt or a liability - This presumption is rebuttable but burden lies on accused to adduce cogent evidence...........
