Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439 -- Bail - Inordinate delay in lodging FIR is to be considered at the time of adjudicating bail...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376D, 342, 506 -- Bail - Rape - Considering facts and circumstances of case, evidence on record, inordinate delay in lodging FIR and also the fact that trial is at its conclusive end and without expressing any opinion on merits of case, bail application allowed with conditions...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 154 -- Delay in lodging FIR - Murder - Complaint lodged after delay of 11 hours - Explanation given for such delay is that accused threatened complainant and PWs that if anyone is going to complaint about incident he would be killed - However, they failed to explain as to how threats or fear of accused disappeared in the morning when..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 157 -- Delay in sending FIR to Magistrate - FIR lodged at 8 AM but copy of same was sent to Magistrate in the evening at about 6.56 PM - Magistrate was at Ganganagar which is 18 kms far from police station - I.O failed to explain as to why constable sent to call a photographer then why copy of FIR was not sent with him to be presented..........
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 166 -- Road Accident - Delay in disposal of claim cases - Directions issued: (i) On receiving the intimation regarding road accident by use of a motor vehicle at public place, SHO concerned shall take steps as per S.159 of the M.V. Amendment Act; (ii) After registering the FIR, I.O shall take recourse as specified in the M.V. Amendment..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376DA, 506, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 6 -- Bail - Rape of 14 years old girl - Delay in lodging FIR - Mere delay in lodging FIR will not help accused in their prayer for bail - Keeping in view age of victim and she having been allegedly put into fear of life,..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 354, 354A(2), 341 -- Anticipatory bail - Outraging modesty of woman - Delay of 2-1/2 years in lodging FIR - Delay in the matter of sexual offence though does not have much significance, but considering the fact that victim is a very educated lady, she should explain the delay satisfactorily -..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 154, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 394 -- Delay in lodging FIR - Offence u/s 394 IPC - Police chowki is barely 3 kms away from village as admitted by PW1 - Delay of 9 hours in lodging FIR is thus, fatal to prosecution case - Medical examination of informant after a delay of one and a half day also falsifies its story...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Dismissing of application u/s 482 Cr.P.C. - Delay in FIR - Cognizance of offence and Examining witnesses - JMFC held that the case could be decided without collecting evidence from the police but single judge set aside the order as the matter should be investigated on deposition complainant - Especially in cases alleging sexual..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 366, 376(2)(g) -- Kidnapping and rape - Sole testimony of prosecutrix - Incident occurred when prosecutrix and her husband were in fields to cut grass - However, husband of prosecutrix has not extended any substantial support to version of prosecution - Prosecutrix stated that she remained silent during the incident because she was..........
