Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 100 -- Second appeal - Suit for declaration of title and permanent injunction - Concurrent findings of fact of two Courts below based on evidence available on record that title over suit property is passed in favour of plaintiffs after execution of sale deeds by father of defendant no.1 in their favour - Said findings neither perverse..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Cruelty - Dowry demand - Victim specifically stated that apart from she being put to hard labour in house of her husband comprising 27 members, she was also being constantly abused by her husband and other accused - She also gave several other instances of cruel treatment said to have been..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 325 -- Murder - Testimony of eye witnesses - Complainant turned hostile - Even two eye witnesses, PW10 & PW11 also declared hostile - Statements of eye witnesses recorded after inordinate delay, for which no plausible or reasonable explanation is given by I.O in his deposition before trial Court - Recording of statement of main eye..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 325 -- Murder - Medical evidence against deceased - Eye witnesses PW5 and PW6 have claimed that deceased was assaulted by accused `C' with a pati - Weapon of assault has also been recovered in this case i.e pati, but two doctors categorically stated that injury of deceased can only be caused by a sharp weapon and cannot be caused by a..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 325 -- Murder - Medical evidence against injured - Prosecution has not examined treating doctor, under whose treatment injured was admitted in hospital - Rather, report was prepared by doctor who had not treated the injured - Medical evidence against injured produced by prosecution is not adequate enough to connect accused with..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 41, Rule 27(b), 25 -- Additional evidence at appellate stage - Once first appellate Court allowed application U.O.41.R.27(b) CPC by coming to conclusion that document supporting legal plea of defendant should be allowed to be adduced as additional evidence, it rightly allowed the appeal and remanded subject suit to trial Court for fresh..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 84 -- Plea of unsoundness of mind or mitigating circumstances like juvenility of age, ordinarily ought to be raised during trial itself - Belated claims not only prevent proper production and appreciation of evidence, but they also undermine genuineness of defence case...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 394, 84, Arms Act, 1959, Section 25 -- Robbery - Plea of unsoundness of mind - No deposition was made by any witness, nor did accused himself claim any such impairment during his statement u/s 313 Cr.P.C - On the contrary, conduct of accused running away from the spot of crime as well as attempt to escape from bus, evidence an elevated..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 394, Arms Act, 1959, Section 25 -- Robbery - Crime of robbery with hurt has been established by testimony of PW1 and other evidence on record - Complainant had no motive to falsely implicate accused - Refusal to participate in TIP proceedings and lack of any reasons on the spot, undoubtedly establish accused's guilty conscience and ought to..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307, 120B - - Attempt to murder - Allegations against accused are of causing burn injuries to her husband/victim by pouring some inflammable liquid and then putting him on fire and incident shows pre-meditated mind of accused - Version given by victim is fully supported by statement of his father..........
