Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Section 310(2) -- Dacoity - Primary motive of accused persons was to retrieve specific institutional files/information and not to seek any wrongful gain - This, coupled with subsequent return of all property, a fact affirmed by complainant in his voluntary affidavit submitted before High Court as well as before Supreme Court, convinces that..........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 528, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Section 115(2), 351(2), 351(3), 352, 310(2) -- Quashing of FIR - Compromise - Offence u/ss 115(2), 351(2), 351(3), 352, 310(2) of BNS - All the offences is inseparable and arises from a single transaction - Once High Court exercised its inherent jurisdiction to quash FIR with respect to..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 506, 120B, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 558 -- Cheating - Quashing of FIR - Allegations against petitioner confined only to signing agreement to sell as an attesting witness, executed between complainant and co-accused qua which proceedings were already quashed - No averment or material on record to show that..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Cruelty - Dowry demand - Prima facie allegations of harassment and demand of dowry are made out - However, despite that High Court quashed FIR against respondents primarily on the ground that earlier two complaints that were filed by appellant did..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 173 -- A person accused in FIR but removed from list of accused during course of investigation - Police to issue notice to defacto complainant or their legal heirs whenever a person named as an accused in FIR is removed from the list of accused during course of an investigation...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 173(8) -- Further investigation - A person accused in FIR but removed from list of accused during course of investigation - During course of trial, appellant being a witness, will certainly have an opportunity to adduce evidence regarding all the persons who according to her participated in commission of offence - If such evidence is..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to wife - Grant of about 25% of net salary of husband - Order challenged on the ground that wife herself deserted husband - Unless husband is able to get a declaration in his favour in Matrimonial Case filed u/s 9 of Hindu Marriage Act and wife fails to justify her desertion, any challenge to maintenance order is..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 412 -- Offence u/s 412 IPC - FIR lodged against arrested co-accused and 7-8 unknown dacoits who were caught hold by villagers at the spot, after about 7 hours of incident without any explanation wherein police reached the place of incident immediately - Appellant was arrested after 9 days of incident and recovery which was allegedly made..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 154 -- Two FIRs - Quashing of second FIR - Second FIR discloses new and distinct offences allegedly committed after registration of first case - Bar against a second FIR operates only where both relate to same incident or transaction - Test of sameness is not satisfied - Moreover, second FIR was registered pursuant to order of..........
Constitution of India, 1950, Article 226 -- Quashing of FIR - At the preliminary stage of investigation, Court is not inclined to embark upon a detailed appreciation of facts or evidence - Veracity of allegations of forgery, fabrication and use of false notarial seals is a matter for investigation and if warranted, trial...........
