Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 57 -- Imprisonment for life - Is to be treated as 'rigorous imprisonment for life' - It was unnecessary for Legislature to specifically mention that imprisonment for life means rigorous imprisonment for life as this punishment is imposed for grave offences though there is no specific provision in this respect...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 433, 433A, 418, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, Prisoners Act, 1900, Section 32 -- Sentence of imprisonment for life - Prison authorities are bound to keep the person who is sentenced to imprisonment for life in jail - Section 32 of Prisons Act is not relevant after transportation was substituted by imprisonment for life by Act..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 34 -- Death by causing injuries with sharp cutting weapons like Bajia and Bhujali - Conviction of appellant - Two others acquitted - Evidence of PW1 niece of deceased being hearsay evidence, not found acceptable - Doctor who granted injury certificate not examined - No clear evidence on record to indicate that deceased suffered..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 304 Part I -- Conviction u/s 302 - Verbal dual - Accused returned after some time and gave knife blow on left side of chest, below armpit - Deceased reached police station with help of his friends - Three friends of deceased playing with him at the time of occurrence turned hostile - PW4 a public witness who was in the park at that..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 498A, 304B, 318, 201 -- Charge framed u/s 498-A, 304-B, 318 and 201 IPC - Conviction u/s 302 and 318 IPC - Accused cannot be convicted u/s 302 IPC without there being a charge framed for the offence u/s 302 IPC - Case remanded for decision afresh...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201, 34 -- Appeal against conviction - Conviction based on circumstantial evidence - Circumstances appearing against the appellant remaining unimpeached - Testimony of prosecution witnesses alongwith other incriminating materials taken cumulatively consistently pointing to the guilt of accused and inconsistence with his innocence -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Death sentence - Services of accused terminated as a result of which he killed deceased and her three children - Crime committed cruel and dastardly - However, since circumstances under which incident happened is not known as such death sentence commuted to life imprisonment...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 389, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Bail during pendency of appeal against conviction - Guidelines laid down in a judgment - Are only to be kept in mind while granting bail in a pending appeal as the guidelines do not lay down any hard and fast rule of universal application - It would be futile to lay down any strait jacket..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 149 -- Murder - Conviction of seven accused - Accused came on spot armed with fire-arms and started ploughing field - Exchange of words - On exhortation of two appellants others fired and deceased sustained fire arm injury and died on the spot - Two appellants who gave exhortation had not done any overt act - No evidence to prove real..........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 9, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Test identification parade - Murder by an unknown person - Test Identification parade conducted after a gap of 14 days - Delay was only procedural - Eye witnesses identified the accused - Held, there was no unreasonable delay in conducting test identification parade - Test identification paraded relied..........
