Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 228 -- Framing of charges - At the stage of framing of charges, a prima facie case should be established, focusing on whether there is a strong suspicion against the accused, rather than a detailed assessment of evidence...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 319 -- Summoning of additional accused - Generally on the basis of evidence before it during trial, Sessions Court is fully empowered and armed with competent jurisdiction over issue of summoning additional accused persons to face trial along with accused persons who were already been tried by it...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 319 -- Summoning of additional accused - Petitioners were not named in the FIR - Prosecution has not produced proper and sufficient evidence on the basis of which petitioners could be called by Court to face trial in the case as co-accused, rather it ought to have waited for some other cogent evidence of fact which could easily..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 311 -- Recall of a witness - Word `essential' deliberately finds place in the provision as Court is duty bound to satisfy essentiality with reasons...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 311 -- Recall of PW2 and PW3 for cross-examination - Accused instructed his counsel not to argue in the case - Trial Court under such circumstances asked pairokar to call another counsel but once next counsel did not appear before Court, opportunity of cross-examination was closed - Since applicant was under custody and was brought..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to wife - Strict proof of marriage should not be a pre-condition for maintenance in cases where a man and woman have been living together as husband and wife for a reasonable long period of time...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 389, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(3), Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 3, 4(2) -- Suspension of sentence during pendency of appeal - Rape - Finding of High Court that no sexual assault was found without considering overall nature of evidence of case is completely untenable - Prosecutrix stated..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 156(3) -- Complaint u/s 156(3) Cr.P.C - Not supported by duly sworn affidavit of complainant suffers from fatal procedural defect - In absence of such an affidavit, complaint could not have been acted upon...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 389 -- Suspension of sentence during pendency of appeal - Rape case - Reasoning of High Court falls far short of parameters required u/s 389 CrPC for enlargement of a convict punished for heinous offence, on bail after suspending the sentence - Finding that no sexual assault was found without considering overall nature of evidence of..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 473 -- Condonation of delay - Delay should not be condoned as a matter of routine without sufficient reasons - Court while condoning delay has to record reasons for its satisfaction and same must reflect in the order - Extension of period of limitation merely on ground that it is necessary to do so in the interest of justice and not..........
