Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 6 -- Aggravated penetrative sexual assault - Mere fact that there may not have been any witness to incident of sexual assault may not by itself let the accused free, unless Court finds child to be precocious enough to make out a story and consistently repeat the same...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 145(2) -- Dishonour of cheque - Recall of CW1 - Earlier application filed u/s 311 Cr.P.C. for recall of CW1 was rejected and since accused did not chose to challenge the said order, same attained finality - Accused thus, has no right to move another application with same prayer for same purpose on the ground that certain..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Complaint filed through General Power of Attorney holder - GPA examined as a witness and cross examined - Thereafter complainant himself cannot be allowed to appear as his own witness as in that event complainant would get a chance to rectify the lacunae that surfaced during cross examination of his GPA..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307, 324 -- Offence u/ss 307, 324 IPC - Injured witness had spoken in tune with prosecution case and deposed about assault committed on him - Inconsistencies were found in the evidence of PWs 2, 3 and 6 - There is insufficient evidence to establish with certainty the existence of an intention to cause death of victim - Accused rightly..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307, 324 -- Offence u/ss 307, 324 IPC - Injured witness had spoken in tune with prosecution case and deposed about assault committed on him - Inconsistencies were found in the evidence of PWs 2, 3 and 6 - There is insufficient evidence to establish with certainty the existence of an intention to cause death of victim - Accused rightly..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 307, 34 -- Murder - Injured witness/PW2 gave statement contrary to FIR - Testimony of injured witness is not reliable - PW2 did not know the name of father of deceased but in FIR name of father of deceased was written which was result of handiwork of police - No explanation as to why dead body of deceased reached from Najibabad to..........
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 10, 12, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 454, 506(II) -- Aggravated sexual assault on 7 years old boy - Testimony of victim - Alleged offence was committed with victim of tender age who got frightened by threats extended to him by accused - Statement of victim is of sterling quality - Inconsistencies,..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 319 -- Summoning of additional accused - There is strong evidence than mere probability of revisionist accused in the form of testimony of injured witness - In comparison to it, evidence on the basis of which Investigating Officer has exonerated revisionist accused is of a very weak nature - There is sufficient and cogent evidence on..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 145(2) -- Dishonour of cheque - Right of accused to cross-examine the witness was closed on the ground that he failed to file an application u/s 145(2) of the Act - However, on the said date he was exempted from personal appearance - Accused thus, was not afforded reasonable opportunity to file application u/s 145(2) of the..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306 -- Abetment of suicide - Deceased sprinkled kerosene oil on her husband/accused and herself - It appears that deceased might be over sensitive due to drinking habit of accused and committed suicide - PWs did not support prosecution case - No independent witness has supported prosecution case that accused was instigating his wife to..........
