Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 307, 147, 148, 149 -- Murder - Unlawful assembly - A-3 has been assigned an active role in the crime - All the eyewitness has categorically stated about his presence and that A-3 was armed with deadly weapon i.e. sword and that he had also wielded blows not only upon the deceased but upon the injured persons - A-3 rightly convicted...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 143, 147, 148 -- Murder - Unlawful assembly - Testimony of eye witnesses - PW1 and PW2 have spoken in one common voice that appellant was the one who stabbed the victim and that he succumbed to the injury caused by such stab - Medical evidence does support version of PW1 and PW2 - None of the discrepancies in the statements of PW1 and..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 307, 143, 147, 148, 324, 326, 427, 449, 149, Arms Act, 1959, Section 27(1), Explosive Substances Act, 1908, Section 3(a), 4(a)(i) -- Murder - Identification of accused - Incident is of the year 2006 and accused arrested in the year 2008 - Identification parade of accused not held and accused was shown to witnesses by police -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 307, 143, 147, 148, 324, 326, 427, 449, 149, Arms Act, 1959, Section 27(1), Explosive Substances Act, 1908, Section 3(a), 4(a)(i) -- Murder - Recovery of iron rod - Recovery effected after about 2 years and 2 months from the incident - Said iron rod also had blood stains as per prosecution - However it is difficult to believe as to how..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 307, 143, 147, 148, 324, 326, 427, 449, 149, Arms Act, 1959, Section 27(1), Explosive Substances Act, 1908, Section 3(a), 4(a)(i) -- Murder - Identity of accused - Possibility of mistaken identity cannot be ruled out - Motive of crime is attributed only to A-1 and not to present accused - Prosecution failed to prove the case beyond..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 307, 324, 342, 506(ii), 294(b), 147, 148, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3(1)(r), 3(2)(b) -- Bail - Murder - Accused along with co-accused committed gruesome murder by tying the innocent persons for injured hens and cocks - Accused seems to..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 147, 148, 149 -- Murder - Informant stated that accused assaulted her son on both legs, chest, head and scrotum but doctors who have deposed as PW5, PW6 and PW7 did not find any injuries on the head and scrotum - Conduct of informant seems to be highly doubtful - More so, statement of informant that during occurrence PWs 1 to 3 reached..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 304(Part II), 323, 147, 148, 149, 447 -- Nature of offence - Dispute took place on the spur of moment and there was no premeditation - Accused `R' inflicted only a single blow on the head of deceased with a lathi - It was thus, in the knowledge of accused `R' that his act was likely to cause death, but same would not fall within ambit..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 323, 324, 506, 149, 148, 147 -- Quashing of complaint - Offence u/ss 323, 324, 506, 149, 148, 147 IPC - Trial Court relying upon statements of complainant and three witnesses produced by complainant formed opinion that there are sufficient grounds to proceed against accused - No such opinion was..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307, 324, 342, 452, 149, 148, 147, 506 -- Attempt to murder - Quashing of FIR - Allegation that accused allegedly entered into the house of complainant and gave knife blows, not supported by any of villagers including neighbours of complainant - There is family dispute between two parties which resulted in filing of two cases by wife..........
