Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 323, 34 -- Quashing of proceedings, post conviction, during pendency of appeal - Compromise - Proceedings emanating from matrimonial dispute - No embargo in exercising power u/s 482 Cr.P.C. to quash proceedings - Criminal proceedings quashed...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406, 323, 34, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Cruelty - Wife developed primary infertility with premature menopause - Husband in such traumatic situation asked wife for divorce by mutual consent which amounts to mental cruelty which effected life and health of wife - Prima facie case is made out against accused -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 364, 365, 380, 395, 34 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Last seen theory - There is gap of five days from the date on which deceased was taken away by accused and dead body was recovered - However, prosecution failed to prove that dead body was recovered at the instance of A-3 - Last seen evidence not proved...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 364, 365, 380, 395, 34, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 27 -- Murder - Disclosure statement - Recovery of dead body of deceased - No confessional statement of A-3 was recorded u/s 27 of the Act with regard to recovery of dead body - Prosecution thus, failed to prove the circumstance that dead body of deceased was recovered at the instance..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 364, 365, 380, 395, 34, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 27 -- Murder - Disclosure statement - Recovery of spade at the instance of A-1 - Recovery effected from a place which was already known and not exclusively within knowledge of A-1 - Recovery is not reliable - Accused acquitted...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201, 34 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Identification of rings worn by deceased - Naib Tehsildar has stated that at the time of recovery of dead body, she noticed that rings in the hand of deceased - However, neither father nor brother of deceased stated that seized rings belonged to deceased and they had seen the rings in the..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201, 34 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Last seen together - There is considerable time gap between last seen alive of deceased with accused and time when dead body of deceased was recovered which is about after 10 days - It cannot be held that accused are perpetrator/author of offence in absence of corroboration - Last seen..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 378(3), Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 34 -- Appeal against acquittal - Murder - Courts below has given a categorical finding that evidence is so scanty that accused cannot be punished or convicted for offences for which they are charged - Factual scenario will not permit us to take a different view than that taken by Court..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 34 -- Interest - Delayed payments - Grant of interest in case of money decree - Only bank rate interest, being given by nationalized bank can be granted - Grant of interest @ 18% per annum reduced to 9% per annum...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 34, 201, 120B -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Motive - Prior property dispute between parties - Prosecution failed to prove and establish that only accused had motive to commit murder of deceased - Rather other materials available on record would go to suggest that agnates who had deposed against accused had greedy eye on the..........
