Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 34 -- Murder - Recovery of 12 bore country made pistol from appellant `A' - No bullet was recovered from body of deceased though there is no evidence of any exit wound - Further, doctor candidly admitted to the effect that what was initially stated by him to be a gunshot wound was actually caused by a stabbing weapon - In consequence,..........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 483, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 37, 21, 22, 29, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 465, 468, 471, 120B, Arms Act, 1959, Section 25 -- Bail - Contraband - Cheating - Petitioner has already suffered incarceration for a period of more than 5 years, 4 months and 19 days - Investigation was..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Abetment of suicide - Quashing of FIR - Allegations by complainant that even much before her husband died, he used to be blackmailed by respondents - Even a week before her husband's death, her husband had been receiving continuous calls from respondents and whenever he received such calls,..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Cheating - Quashing of FIR - Single Judge while quashing proceedings u/s 420 IPC gave no reasons as to why material collected by investigating agency which has been placed before Single Judge was not sufficient to constitute an offence punishable u/s 420 IPC - Single Judge thus, acted in a..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307, 323, 324, 149 -- Attempt to murder - Reduction of sentence - Incident occurred in the year 1996 - Appellants have undergone a considerable period of incarceration out of total sentence of 7 years R.I. and have also suffered mental agony and trauma of protracted trial - Sentence reduced to period already undergone by appellants -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304A, 279 -- Rash and negligent driving - Mere high speed does not amount to any negligence on part of accused...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304A, 279 -- Rash and negligent driving - Informant did not support prosecution case - Testimony of other PWs also does not establish prosecution case - Accused cannot be held liable based on high speed alone without any further evidence that accused was in breach of his duty to take care which he had failed to do so - Acquittal upheld...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 499 -- Exception 1 - Defamation - Merely because petitioners accurately reported the allegations in newspapers, would not bring them within exception 1 of S.499 IPC, unless it was established that imputation to complainant's character and conduct in accepting money for political gain was true and it was in public good to publish the same...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 500, 120B, Information Technology Act, 2000, Section 66, 67 -- Defamation - No material brought on record to even prima facie indicate that petitioners had reported or published imputation concerning complainant to harm his reputation or knowing or having reason to believe that it would cause harm to his reputation - Proceedings quashed...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 304(Part I) -- Nature of offence - Accused No.1 in the course of altercation picked up iron rod and hit deceased - One blow inflicted on head of deceased resulting in his death that too after five days - There is no pre-meditation and it was deceased and persons along with him who chased and confronted accused - There cannot be any..........
