Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 489B, 489C, 34 -- Forged currency notes - Secret information - Quantum of sentence - Taking into account the facts and circumstances of case, having regard to quantity of forged currency notes, which is recovered upon it being found to have been concealed and trafficked, sentence imposed by Court below, calls for no interference...........
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 14, 20, 3(1)(x), Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 341, 323, 34 - - Special Court - Order taking cognizance - Jurisdiction to entertain a complaint and to take cognizance of offence under SC/ST Act is exclusively conferred upon Special Court, as provisions of general law empowering..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 279, 304A -- Fatal accident - Rash and negligent driving - PW2, only eye witness to the incident stated that vehicle was not driven at a speed - Prosecution not stated that vehicle in question was being driven on a public road - Even story of prosecution of rashness also becomes doubtful - However, post mortem report of deceased shows that..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 320 -- Attempt to murder - Compromise - S.307 IPC cannot be compromised therefore conviction of appellants maintained - However, sentence of reduced to that period which appellants had already undergone...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406, 323 -- Cruelty - Complainant could not bring home case against accused by leading evidence proving commission of alleged offences beyond all manner of doubt - Two Courts below have recorded concurrent findings of fact in this regard - No infirmity found in said findings - Accused rightly acquitted...........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 45, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Offence u/ss 498-A, 304-B IPC - Suicide note seized by police during investigation - Comparison of handwriting of suicide note - Suicide note an important piece of evidence and could prove vital for a just decision of the case - Defence cannot be deprived of opportunity of having the document..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 308, 325, 323, 147, 148 -- Offence u/ss 308, 325, 323, 147, 148 IPC - Framing of charges - Victim received 8 injuries on his body, out of which four injuries were found grievous in nature - He stated in his statement u/s 161 Cr.P.C, that accused aimed blows of iron rods held by them on him with intention of killing him - Victim managed to..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 406 -- Misappropriation of Istridhan - Gifts given at the wedding do not fall within terminology of Istridhan - Only articles which are given to bride for her exclusive use after marriage fall under such a head...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 406, 498A, 506 -- Misappropriation of Istridhan - Cruelty - Criminal intimidation - Vague allegations were made by wife that dowry article are lying in custody of i, laws who did not allow her to use and misappropriated it, particularly when accused are residing in two distinct and different towns - Even no single instance of substantive..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 467, 468, 471, 420, 120B -- Quashing of proceedings - Cheating - Compromise - Parties have settled their dispute amicably - No possibility of accused being convicted in the case pending against him - No useful purpose would be served by keeping criminal proceedings pending - Proceedings..........
