Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Appeal against conviction - None of the eyewitnesses said that accused had knife in his hand and he inflicted knife blow on accused nor they noticed any blood injury on the deceased - Merely on the basis of recovery of knife from accused and statement of the wife of deceased that deceased told her that accused inflicted..........
Criminal trial -- Circumstantial evidence - Murder - Victim four year old son of sister of accused - Accused took victim and another one to his room under pretext to give a coconut - Detained victim and sent out the another one and closed door - After some time P.W.2 entered into room of accused and found victim lying on floor with his head severed - Accused standing with..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 299 -- Expl. 2 - Culpable homicide amounting to murder - Appellant convicted u/s 302 for stabbing deceased by a button knife on exhortion by his fellow 'Maro Sale Ko' - Death taking place after 10 days of causing bodily injury while taking treatment in hospital - Held, injury was such as would cause death of a person in normal course -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 34, 324, 110 -- Matadin exhorting in abusive language to his fellows pointing to deceased 'Maro Sale Ko' - Ram Singh his fellow inflicted knife injury in stomach of deceased - Death taking place after 10 days of causing bodily injury while taking treatment in hospital - Courts below convicting Matadin under Ss.302/34 IPC - Conviction..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307, 324, Arms Act, 1950, Section 27, Terrorists and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987, Section 6 -- Attempt to murder - Charge that accused on account of previous enmity assaulted victim with knife and gave repeated blows - Victim immediately on regaining consciousness named accused as assailant - Defence plea that accused was..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Appeal against conviction - Trial Court acquitted the accused as evidence led by prosecution disbelieved - High Court relying upon evidence of PW2 which was held to be supported by FIR and evidence of PW4 and also the evidence regarding recovery of knife, convicted the accused - Held, High Court committed a grave error in placing..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 394 -- Robbery - Discovery of a knife and gloves in presence of accused - Cannot be regarded as sufficient for connecting him with the commission of a crime more so in absence of any statement indicating concealment by him of any weapon or other incriminating articles - Conviction of appellant u/s 394 IPC is set aside and he is acquitted...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 304 -- Part II - Knife blow - The blow was aimed at Ram Gopal but as he moved aside, it landed on the stomach of Kesar Lal - Kesar Lal died as a result of the injuries caused by that blow - The dispute was not such which would have prompted the accused to cause death particularly when he had no dispute with Kesar Lal - In view of these..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 304 -- Part II - Murder - Conviction u/s 302 - During altercation accused took out a knife and gave one blow to the deceased - Doctor, who performed the post mortem examination, has not stated that the injury caused to the deceased was sufficient in the ordinary course of nature to cause death - Conviction of appellant u/s 302 IPC is..........
Criminal trial -- Circumstantial evidence - Deceased and P.W.17 were drivers on a truck and appellant was Khalasi - Deceased was sleeping in Cabin behind driver's cabin and appellant was sitting on Khalasi's seat - P.W.17 stopped truck and went for food in a Hotel - P.W.17 later found deceased lying on road with head in lap of appellant - Appellant informed P.W.17 that..........
