Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 279, Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 187 -- Quashing of FIR - Offence u/s 279 IPC and S.187 of 1988 Act - Compromise arrived at between parties - Offences alleged to have been committed by accused do not involve offence of moral turpitude or any grave/heinous crime, rather same are petty..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376 -- Rape - Quashing of FIR - Accused and prosecutrix lived together for a considerable while and a child was born as a result of said relationship - Allegation against accused is that he duped her by misrepresenting to her that he is divorced - Parties were referred to mediation and a settlement was arrived at between parties limited to..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3 -- Bail - Blind murder case - Case set up is basically on basis of disclosure statement - No recovery was made from accused - Accused is not involved in any other case - Statement of labourers who according..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 363, 376, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 6 -- Kidnapping and rape - Evidence regarding exact date of birth of victim was not produced by prosecution - Evidence of approximate age cannot take place of proof of exact age - Conduct of victim depicts that she had voluntarily accompanied accused to different..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 34, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Murder - Death by burning - Testimony of child witness - Allegation against sister-in-law (jethani) of deceased - PW2/child witness stated that accused stuffed cloth in the mouth of deceased thereafter others tied her up and set her on fire leading to 95% burns - He had seen the entire..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 389(1), Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 8, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 120B -- Suspension conviction - When conviction is on corruption charge against a public servant, appellate Court or revisional Court should not suspend order of conviction during pendency of appeal even if sentence of imprisonment is suspended -..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 379, 409, 420, 447, 120B, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 13(2), 13(1)(d), Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957, Section 21, 23, 4(1), 4(1)(A) -- Quashing of FIR - Offence u/ss 379, 409, 420, 447, 120-B IPC, Ss.13(2), 13(1)(d) of 1988 Act and Ss.21, 23, 4(1),..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 34, 120B -- Murder - Testimony of eye witness - Accused assaulted deceased with iron pipes, sticks and iron rods - PW2 accompanying deceased on motorcycle - He ran away from the place of incident and returned with his friends - Credibility of PW2 as an eye witness not doubtful - PW10 an independent witness corroborated PW2 in all..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 419, 418, 405, 467, 468, 471, 474, 120B, 34 -- Anticipatory bail - Cheating - Fraudulent misappropriation of funds - Serious allegations against accused of fraudulent misappropriation of amounts intended to be paid by company to farmers affected by work of road widening being undertaken by..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306 -- Abetment of suicide - Mere harassment without any positive action on part of accused proximate to time of occurrence which led to suicide would not amount to an offence u/s 306 IPC...........
