Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438, 482 -- Anticipatory bail - Dismissal of application - Power of High Court to grant further relief - Accused granted 90 days time to surrender before trial Court and to seek regular bail and granted protection from coercive action for the said period - Even when Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to an accused, there..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 366A, 376, 370, 342, 34, Prevention of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Section 6 -- Bail - Kidnapping and rape - Material contradictions were found in statement of prosecutrix recorded u/s 161 Cr.P.C on various dates and also her statement before doctor recorded in MLC - Prosecutrix was..........
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 20, 61, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439 -- Recovery of 20.5 kg Ganja Patti - Bail - Petitioner is behind bars since last about 9 months and is not stated to be involved in any other case - Bail granted to accused particularly on basis of parity, as co-accused have already been granted bail...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 31 -- Conviction u/ss 376, 363 IPC - Without specifying in order as to whether sentences will run concurrently or consecutively - Accused continuously served about 13 years and 2 months of imprisonment - Nothing adverse in regard to their conduct while serving sentences has been placed on record - Maximum period of imprisonment to be..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438 -- Anticipatory bail - Cannot be granted with generalised observations and without adverting to the relevant considerations and material circumstances of the case...........
Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2003, Section 3, 4, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439 -- Bail - Money laundering - Accused faced trial in offences under Prevention of Corruption Act and his appeal remains pending - Looking to nature of case and witnesses to be examined, trial is to take time - Accused is in custody since 27.11.2019 - Moreso, properties of..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376, 506 -- Quashing of FIR - Rape case - Compromise arrived at in between parties - Allegation that accused had entered into physical relations with prosecutrix and on account of that she had become pregnant and he was not getting married to her - However, parties are living together happily with..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 124A, 153A, 505, 120B, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439 -- Bail - Offence u/ss 124-A, 153-A, 505, 120-B IPC - Accused may have been ill treated while in police custody as per Medical Board of Army Hospital - Charges against accused are not such in which custodial interrogation would be required, as all statements made by accused..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 467, 468, 120B, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Cheating - Quashing of FIR - Compromise - Property dispute between close relatives - FIR is outcome of a civil nature - With the present stand of parties in terms of their settlement, there is practically no chance of recording conviction - In other words, entire exercise of..........
Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Section 21, 23, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Quashing of order - Order passed u/ss 21, 23 of PWDV Act do not attach any criminal liability, as it is civil in nature - Application u/s 482 Cr.P.C not maintainable against such order - Moreover, petitioner bypassing remedies u/ss 25, 29 of PWDV Act, cannot..........
