Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Death sentence - Reducing it to life imprisonment - If death sentence is hanging on the head of the accused for an agonisingly long time, it is a fit case to convert it to imprisonment for life...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 323, 201 -- Deceased eloped with sister of appellant 7 years prior to incident - Appellant with other acquitted accused, assaulted deceased with lathi and when deceased fell down he severed head of deceased with sickle and drank his blood - Brother and wife of deceased were eye witnesses and conviction recorded on accepting their..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 304 Part II -- Appeal against conviction - Death from head injury caused by kulhari - No pre-meditation - Boundary dispute - Villagers present on spot to settle the dispute - Complainant party wielding lathies - Kulhari might be used in defence - Kulhari blow not repeated - Incident at spur of moment - Conviction altered from one u/s..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Appeal against conviction - Assault by lathis - Two eye witnesses turned hostile but conviction recorded on statement of informant to whom eye witnesses had narrated incident and oral dying declaration - Medical evidence silent as to whether in the situation and in face of such injuries, deceased was in a condition to speak..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 34 -- Matrimonial offence - Murder of wife - Conviction of husband and his mother - Case based on circumstantial evidence - Victim sustained 100% burn injuries - Defence plea that it was accidental fire - PW-17, an eight year old child, as he woke up, saw deceased burning in room and both appellants standing by side of door of room -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201 -- Murder of old lady - No eye witness - Recovery of 'Kariyan' and 'Hansali' not proved beyond reasonable doubt as they not received in their original shape - Halwani not recovered from place in exclusive and conscious possession of accused - Burnt pieces of cloth not matching with original clothes of accused - Gap of 24 hours in..........
Penal Code, 1860, Section 302,449 -- Arms Act, 1959, Section 27 - Appreciation of evidence - FIR lodged promptly - Presence of PW5 at the time of occurrence proved on record - Motive too stands proved - Medical evidence supporting prosecution story - Mere fact that the recoveries were made in an improper manner would not mean that the entire prosecution story was a..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 324 -- Murder - Sole testimony of PW1 daughter of both deceased - Injuries also caused on hand of PW1 - Accused grandfather of PW1 - PW1 firm in cross examination and fully reliable - PW1 supported by other evidence - Other evidence trustworthy and corroborating version of PW1 - Conviction upheld...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 304 Part I -- Accused coming with gun to house of complainant party and hurling abuses - On being chased by complainant party, accused firing only once - Death of 'G' from pellets - Offence does not travel beyond S.304, Part I - Conviction altered from S.302 to that u/s 304 Part I...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder of two small children - Appellant killing her two small children during fits of insanity - Also attempting to commit suicide - No motive - Mens rea wanting - Held, it is just and proper to extend benefit of doubt - Appellant acquitted...........
