Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 154, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Delay in lodging FIR - Murder by poisoning - FIR lodged when the report of Chemical examiner was received - There was no mala fide intention on the part of any of witnesses or the police not to register the FIR or to delay the registration of FIR - Mere delay in registering the FIR could..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 452, 308 -- Offence u/ss 452, 308 IPC - Serious contradictions in the evidence of alleged eye witnesses and injured witnesses - No plausible explanation given for delay of three days in lodging FIR - Injuries suffered by injured are simple in nature and were not of such a nature which could result in death - Accused rightly acquitted...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 419, 120B, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 7, 13(1)(a), 13(2) -- Anticipatory bail - Cheating - Proclamation u/s 82(1) Cr.P.C issued against accused - However, nothing on record to indicate that proclamation has been published as provided u/s 82(1) Cr.P.C - In the absence of..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376D, 67A -- Anticipatory bail - Rape - Whatsapp screen shot between accused and victim shows that victim voluntarily went to hotel knowing very well that accused along with co-accused were there in the hotel - Sex they had at the hotel was consensual in nature - Receipt of payment of Rs.5000..........
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 4 -- Sexual assault - Victim was a school going student and was missing for 2 days - No explanation as to why FIR lodged after delay of two days - Four miscreants were accused by victim but police charge sheeted only two accused - Age of victim was not ascertained - Without ascertaining age of victim accused..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 154 -- Delay in lodging FIR - Delay in registration of FIR by itself cannot be a ground for quashing FIR - However, delay with other attending circumstances emerging from record of the case rendering the entire case put up by prosecution inherently improbable, may at times become a good ground to quash FIR and consequential..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Testimony of informant/PW1 was not reliable and could not have formed basis of conviction - PW1 was influenced by Sarpanch whose active participation in proceedings subsequent to incident cannot be ruled out - Medical evidence did not support the prosecution case, as weapon of assault could not have caused injury on deceased..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 294(b), 352, 354 -- Offence u/ss 294(b), 352, 354 IPC - False complaint was lodged due to previous enmity between parties - All the independent witnesses turned hostile - There is delay of more than two days in lodging FIR - PW1 had not whispered anything regarding utterance of caste word in public place or utterance of caste word in chief..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 154 -- Delay in lodging FIR - Rape case - FIR lodged after intervention of Superintendent of Police - Delay in lodging FIR properly been explained by prosecution - In a case u/s 376 IPC, delay if explained properly is not fatal to prosecution case...........
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..........
