Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Death by poisoning - Circumstantial evidence - Deceased himself made no statement as to how he fell ill or what caused his death - Post-mortem report was inconclusive, cause of death was not found and uncertainty prevailed and matter was referred to FSL where it was shown to be carbamate insecticide (Baygon) - In absence of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201, 34 -- Murder - Last seen evidence - PW1/only last seen witness admits that accused persons are not known to him - He also admits that he cannot say as to where accused persons are living - PW1 stated that deceased had gone alone - Theory of last seen propounded by star prosecution witness (PW1) is not made out...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201, 34 -- Murder - When there is neither any eye witness account nor any evidence of last seen or any scientific evidence is available to connect appellants with alleged murder then conviction of appellants merely on the basis of surmises and conjectures cannot be sustained in the eyes of law - Conviction and sentence set aside...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Deceased was having blood Group `B' and blood stains found on Kurta, Pajama of appellant was also human blood `B' - Presence of appellant as inmate of Open Air Camp is established from record and on the fateful day deceased was on duty is also fortified from material available on record - No..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 304(Part I) -- Nature of offence - Prior enmity between appellant No.1 and deceased over measurement of agricultural fields - Accused persons though have knowledge that injuries would cause death of deceased but there is no material on record to show that they had intention to kill them - Medical evidence shows that all the three..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201 -- Murder - Crucial witnesses including close relatives of deceased either turned hostile or have failed to support prosecution case in material aspects - No eye witness to the incident as per I.O. - Delay in lodging FIR further casts a shadow on reliability of case of prosecution - Motive of crime not proved - Presence of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 323, 341, 147, 148, 149 -- Murder - Identification of an accused is a fundamental requirement for establishing culpability and where no credible source or circumstances of identification are provided, testimony regarding identification becomes inherently unreliable...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 323, 341, 147, 148, 149 -- Murder - Medical evidence - Medical evidence presented is inconsistent with prosecution's narrative - Doctor/PW18 opined that deceased might have died due to excessive bleeding resulting from a fracture of left hip bone - However, prosecution has failed to produce any medical document or hospital record..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 323, 341, 147, 148, 149 -- Murder - Identification of accused - Absence of critical information regarding identification of accused especially when the incident occurred at night renders the prosecution's case doubtful - FIR and testimonies of witnesses during trial exhibit material contradictions - Medical evidence presented is..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 364, 302, 201 -- Kidnapping and murder - PW5 and PW6 have not uttered a single word so as to prove kidnapping as alleged or even that deceased was with them at any point of time in the evening of date of incident - Both PW5 and PW6 have turned hostile - No evidence to either prove kidnapping of deceased or that he was last seen in company..........
