Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Interim maintenance to wife and minor child - Wife had no independent source of income and is largely dependent upon support from her parents - Having regard to overall facts and circumstances of the case, absence of direct proof of fixed monthly earnings beyond contractual engagement and fact that husband is also maintaining..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 114, Order 47, Rule 1 -- Review - Applicants are not party to lis wherein order in question was passed - Even, in the said order there is no indication or reference as to how implication of such order would affect the case of applicants - Remedy as far as applicants are concerned lies elsewhere and not by way of a review as sought for -..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17, Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 21, Rule 17 -- Amendment of execution petition - Amendment was only to bring execution petition in line with final decree passed by Court - More so, executing Court has rendered certain findings and has held that unless execution petition is amended, decree cannot be executed - Application..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 147 -- Murder - Testimony of wife of deceased - Contradiction in the statement of PW1 is very trivial in nature, which cannot negate or demolish prosecution story - Even if there are some omissions, contradictions and discrepancies entire evidence cannot be disregarded - Undue importance should not be attached to omissions,..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 147 -- Murder - Motive - PW1 stated that accused wanted to sell ancestral land which was being opposed by deceased - PW2/real brother of accused and deceased in his evidence stated that accused wanted to sell his land which was being opposed by deceased as accused used to drink liquor after selling his land, due to that reason accused..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 147 -- Murder - Related witnesses - Incident took place in the house of deceased and accused which was only witnessed by PW1/informant/wife of deceased who has been examined - Therefore, question of production of witness from vicinity does not arise, whose deposition finds full support from postmortem report - If murder is committed in..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 16, Rule 10 -- VRO attended Court instead of Tehsildar and stated that documents are not available - Thereafter matter was adjourned for production of documents - Ultimately Court closed the evidence on the premise that suit is an old matter - Merely because it is an old matter, Court should not have closed the evidence, more particularly..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 16, Rule 10 -- Summoning of witness - Once the documents are produced before Court, though they are public documents, concerned witness who produced the documents needs to be examined to prove authenticity of documents...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(2), 376(AB), Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Section 6 -- Rape of minor girl by her own father - Testimony of victim inspires full confidence - Despite her tender age, her evidence is natural, cogent and consistent and it bears stamp of truth - Her competency to depose was duly assessed by Court and she answered..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(2), 376(AB), Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Section 6 -- Rape of minor girl by her own father - Victim is a minor below 12 years of age and therefore, question of consent does not arise at all - In view of S.114(a) of Evidence Act, once victim has stated in her evidence that she did not consent to sexual act,..........
