Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306, 498A -- Suicide by burning - Bride suffering from epilepsy as such she was acutely harassed - Husband sentenced to 10 years RI - Another accused aged 74 years - His sentence reduced to already undergone...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B -- Dowry death - Punishment - Quantum - Life imprisonment be awarded in rare case and not in every case - Consistent demand of dowry by husband - Not a case which warrants imprisonment for life - Sentence reduced from life imprisonment to eight years RI...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 357(4) -- Dishonour of cheque - Sentence - Compensation - Value of dishonoured cheque more than Rs.1.4 lakhs - Sentence of simple imprisonment till the rising of the Court and fine of Rs.5000/- imposed by the trial Court - Held that in addition to the sentence of imprisonment and fine as..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304 Part II, 452, 323, 34 -- Conviction - High Court reduced sentence to already undergone - Period already undergone not mentioned - Reasons for reducing sentence not mentioned - Order reducing sentence set aside - Appeal remitted to High Court for decision afresh...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307 -- Attempt to murder - Sentence - Reduction in sentence - Victim daughter-in-law sustained burn injuries as she was set on fire by appellant father-in-law by sprinkling kerosene oil on her legs - Accused 72 years of age at the time of commission of offence and must be 81 years of age and very old man - Sentence of 10 years reduced to..........
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 20(b)(ii)((b) -- Ganja - Recovery of 1.5 kg. wrapped in a saree seized from house of appellant - Two sample packets sent for chemical analysis to Forensic Science Laboratory - Two sample packets marked 'A' and 'B' and the remaining Ganja was entrusted for safe custody at the Malkhana in an unsealed condition -..........
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, Section 20 -- Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2001, Rule 62 - Juvenile - Applicability of Act, 2000 in respect of pending cases - Special provision - Suspension of sentence - At appellate stage - Even if on account of either ignorance or penury, a person is unable to take the plea of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 500, 153, 153A, 153B -- Defamation - Quashing of FIR - Controversial sentence of an eminent historian in a book that `Oriya is a younger sister of Bengali' - Whether the statement of the writer is right or wrong is not to be decided in a proceeding like this - It is only to be seen whether the intention of the writer was to defame the Oriya..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307 -- Alteration of conviction - Conviction under sections 147, 148, 307/149 IPC - All the accused dealt lathi blows mostly on hands and legs - Even after P.W.2 fell down no blow given on head or vital part of body - Accused even though had common object of attacking they never had the object of causing death - Order of conviction altered..........
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 20 -- Ganja - Recovery of 8 Kg. from a bag - S.50 of the Act is not applicable as contraband was recovered on search of bag and not search of person of accused - Nothing on record to suggest any possibility of tampering with samples - Though independent witness not examined but other public witness supported the..........
