Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 8, 20(b)(ii)(C) -- Contraband - Appellant was not mentioned as accused in all the contemporary documents including memo of arrest - Accused is described as `S' - It is not put to appellant in her examination u/s 313 Cr.P.C that she is the same person as said `S' - Appellant was thus, deprived of an opportunity..........
Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Section 12, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance - Two round of litigations - Lok Adalat award in the first round of litigation - In the second round of litigation order of interim maintenance passed - Wife cannot seek recovery of maintenance on the basis of compromise arrived at by parties before..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 406, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Cheating - Quashing of proceedings - FIR disclosed nothing more than a commercial relationship which broke - Dispute involved appears to be of civil nature for which continuation of criminal proceedings cannot be allowed - None of ingredients of any of offences complained against..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 323, 427, 34, 120B -- Bail - Murder - Accused may have carried injured victim to Hospital who later died, but he was actually brought dead to hospital - This fact will have to be considered de hors from the fact as to who actually had committed offence in the first place - Trial Court has..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438 -- (Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.482) - Anticipatory Bail - Custodial interrogation - Interrogation of influential person involved in corruption cases, is important for disinterring useful information and concealed material - However, success in such interrogation would elude if the suspected person knows that he is..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438 -- (Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.482) - Anticipatory Bail - Political biasness/ Political vendetta - Accused establishing a prima facie case of political biasness is insufficient for the grant of anticipatory bail, if evidence/material available on record constitutes a prima facie case against the accused...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438 -- (Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.482), Evidence Act, 1872, S.30 - Anticipatory bail - Confession of co-accused - Confession if any cannot be looked into at the stage of anticipatory bail or even in regular bail...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438, 161 -- (Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Ss.482, 180), Evidence Act, 1872, S.30 - Anticipatory bail - Confession of co-accused - Statement recorded u/S.161 Cr.P.C (S.180 BNSS) - While it is permissible for Courts to examine statements recorded u/s 161 Cr.P.C. for the purpose of ascertaining whether a prima-facie case has..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438, 161 -- (Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Ss.482, 180), Evidence Act, 1872, S.30 - Anticipatory bail - Confession of co-accused - Statement recorded u/S.161 Cr.P.C (S.180 BNSS) - Inculpatory statement - Statement of accused person u/s.161 Cr.P.C. by virtue of ordinarily being in the form of either an admission or a..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438, 161 -- (Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Ss.482, 180), Evidence Act, 1872, S.30 - Anticipatory bail - Confession of co-accused - Statement recorded u/S.161 Cr.P.C (S.180 BNSS) - Exculpatory statement - Exculpatory police statement of an accused person u/S.161 Cr.P.C that implicates another co-accused, cannot be relied..........
