Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 307 -- Murder - Sentence - Incident is of the year 1995, almost 28 years old - Awarding death sentence would not be appropriate - Life imprisonment is thus, awarded to accused u/s 302 IPC along with fine of Rs.20 lacs and R.I of 7 years awarded u/s 307 IPC along with fine of Rs.5 lacs - Both the sentences shall run concurrently...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 357, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 307 -- Fine - Murder - Considering conduct of accused and financial damages suffered by victim's family, two deceased and injured, damages of Rs.10 lacs each awarded to legal heirs of two deceased for an offence u/s 302 IPC - Amount of fine as awarded u/s 307 IPC of Rs.5 lacs would be..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 357A, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 307 -- Compensation to victim - Murder - Considering conduct of State who did not conduct the case fairly and also trauma and harassment faced by victim's family, in addition to compensation awarded u/s 357 Cr.P.C, further compensation u/s 357-A IPC is to be awarded - State directed to..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 304(Part I) -- Nature of offence - Accused caused gun shot injury to deceased which led to his death - He visited the house of deceased carrying his licensed gun - If there was no pre-mediation accused would not have carried his gun with him to the house of deceased - No sudden quarrel between accused and deceased - Accused acted in a..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 304(Part II) -- Nature of offence - Incident took place on the spur of moment when deceased stopped accused side from digging the foundation - Allegation against accused is of causing injury on the face of deceased - Role of accused is akin to that of other co-accused - Conviction of accused altered from S.302 IPC to S.304(Part II)..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 24 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Extra judicial confession - Accused allegedly made extra judicial confession before Village Administrative Officer/PW1 whom he did not know - Alleged confession was made by accused more than two months after the incident which makes it more suspicious - PW1..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 27 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Recovery of dead body at the instance of accused - Dead body of deceased was recovered from a place which was accessible to all - A day prior to alleged discovery, PWs 1 & 2 had gone to place where dead body was found - This also raises serious doubt about theory..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Recovery of weapon of offence - Contradiction in the evidence of PW1 and PW18 regarding recovery of weapon of offence - This makes the prosecution case vulnerable as far as discovery of stick at the instance of accused - Accused acquitted...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Last seen theory - General statement made by PW8 that he had seen deceased and accused together two years back - PW8 declared hostile - Moreso, other witnesses of last seen evidence also declared hostile - Last seen theory not proved...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 307, 120B, 34 -- Murder - Injured eye witnesses attacked along with deceased No.1 - Reasoning adopted for acquittal of accused qua death of deceased No.2 cannot be imported to that of A-1 and injuries caused to injured eye witnesses - A-1 to A-3 rightly convicted...........
