Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 483, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 363, 366A, 376, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 4 -- Bail - Kidnapping and rape - Prosecutrix was minor at the time of incident - Consent of prosecutrix for sexual relations, has no value in the eyes of law - However, taking her age as 17 years, it prima..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 307, 323, 313, 406, 34, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Cruelty - Attempt to murder - Dowry demand - Complaint is absolutely silent about any specific date or time of torture - No iota of material can be found regarding incident of pouring kerosene oil on her and or banging her head with wall from case diary - Nature of..........
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 8, 20, 23 -- Contraband - Search and seizure - Allegation that accused brought charas from Nepal to India - Site plan as available from records indicate that interception of accused was after he entered into territory of India - However, there is no such entry indicated in passport - Even if accused was arrested..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 366A, 376(2), 354A(1)(i)(2), (D), Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 4, 7, 8, 11(iii), 12 -- Kidnapping and rape - Victim admits that she is aged about 18 years - She has not stated anything about subjecting her for forcible sexual act and evidence of father of victim is nothing but hearsay - There is no medical..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 365, 395, 34 -- Offence u/ss 365, 395, 34 IPC - Incident took place in the year 2017 - Nine years have elapsed - A3 and A5 were aged about 21 years and 24 years, respectively, when incident took place - No materials on record to show as to what was the result of case against remaining accused persons - A3 and A5 have no criminal antecedents..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Number of injuries is not determining factor for ascertaining intention...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 304(Part I) -- Nature of offence - Incident occurred over a very trivial issue of filling of water from hand pump and getting hand pump muddy - There was no premeditation and act was done in a heat of passion - None of PWs in their deposition have stated that appellant after injured had fallen down had inflicted any further injury when..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306 -- Abetment of suicide - Intention of accused is important for constituting offence u/s 306 IPC and not what is felt by deceased...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306, 204 -- Abetment of suicide - Words "go away and die" made by accused in midst of wordy quarrel between accused and deceased in heat of passion without having any intention to instigate deceased to commit suicide, do not constitute offence u/s 306 IPC - Offence u/s 204 IPC also not attracted...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 506 -- Criminal intimidation - Mere expression of words without any intention to cause alarm cannot amount to criminal intimidation...........
