Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 304(Part I) -- Nature of offence - Sudden quarrel between husband and wife - Wife herself sprinkled kerosene oil on her - Accused lit the match stick - When wife caught fire husband tried to extinguish fire and took her to hospital - Accused was not having any intention to commit murder - Conviction altered from S.302 IPC to S.304(Part..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 304(Part II), 34 -- Nature of offence - Quarrel - Lathi blow on head - Incident occurred at spur of moment without intention or motive - Common intention developing later - Offence made out u/s 304(Part II) - Sentence reduced to that already undergone - Accused to furnish bond u/s 437A Cr.P.C. - Acquittal of others not interfered...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304(Part II) -- Accused had knowledge that his actions are likely to cause death - However, he had no intention to kill - Conviction converted to one u/s 304(Part II) IPC...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304(Part II) -- Injuries on head with iron rod - Accused had knowledge that if a person is hit with an iron rod on the head, then act is likely to cause death of the victim - Accused, held, guilty u/s 304(Part II) IPC...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Culpable homicide not amounting to murder - Allegations of not carrying out a prompt search of missing children; of delay in lodging of formal complaint with police and failure to take adequate measures to guard access from ashram to river are principal allegations made in FIR - Held,..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 34, 304 -- Part I,447,504 - Murder - Conviction u/s 302/34 IPC - Appeal against - Propriety - Appellants not intend to kill deceased - It all happened in spur of moment upon heated exchange of words between parties after criminal trespass by appellants on to the land of deceased - Not a pre-determined or pre-meditated case -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304, 279 -- Rash and negligent driving - Culpability - Even when one is driving vehicle at slow speed but recklessly and negligently - It would amount to `rash and negligent driving' u/s 279 IPC...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304, 279, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 106 -- Road accident case - Doctrine of res ipsa loquitor - Applicability in criminal cases - Held, it is equally extended to criminal cases of accident and not merely to civil jurisprudence provided attendant circumstances and basic facts are proved...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304, 279, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 106 -- Road accident case - Doctrine of res ipsa loquitor - Applicability - Doctrine comes to aid at subsequent stage where it is not clear as to how and due to whose negligence accident occurred - Court with aid of proper evidence may take assistance of attendant circumstances and apply doctrine of res..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304-B -- Dowry death - `Soon before death' - Amongst others, lapse of time between the date of marriage and the date of death is also a relevant consideration for the Court while examining whether the essential ingredients of the provision are satisfied or not in a given case...........
