Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 387 -- Offence u/s 387 IPC - For prosecution u/s 387 IPC, delivery of property is not necessary...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 387 -- Offence u/s 387 IPC - Putting a person in fear would make an accused guilty of an offence u/s 387 IPC - It need not satisfy all ingredients of extortion as provided u/s 383 IPC...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 387 -- Offence u/s 387 IPC - Complainant has been put in fear of death by pointing a gun towards him and it was done to pressurize him to deliver Rs.5 lakhs - Allegations of putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt would itself make him liable to be prosecuted u/s 387 IPC - Order of quashing of proceedings set aside...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ia) -- Divorce petition by husband on ground of cruelty - Unestablished sexual allegations made by wife against husband and his father, amounts to cruelty - Husband has made out a case u/s 13(1)(i-a) of the Act - Marriage dissolved by a decree of divorce...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201, 34, Arms Act, 1959, Section 25(1)(a), 5 -- Offence u/Ss. 302, 201, 34 IPC & Ss.25(1)(a), 5 Arms Act - Conviction - Prosecution failed to prove directions of entry or exit of bullet or explain its inward or outward journey - Even, imprints on pistol have not been matched with accused - Prosecution witnesses testified that accused..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 8 -- Murder - Subsequent conduct - Subsequent conduct of cleaning up the scene and restoring living room in its original shape, although punishable in law, does not become so unnatural that it could be made basis to convict accused for commission of murder without additional evidence to that effect...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 34, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 227 -- Cruelty - Discharge - Bald allegations made by complainant against accused without mentioning any specific incident - No incriminating material found by prosecution or produced by complainant to substantiate the ingredient of cruelty u/s 498A IPC - Complainant failed to produce medical..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 34, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 227 -- Cruelty - Discharge - Divorce decree - Where parties have moved on with their respective lives, it would be unjust and unfair to compel accused to go through tribulations of trial - Order of discharge by trial Court upheld...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 34, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 468 -- Cruelty - Time barred complaint - Commutation of limitation period - Offence committed on 8-9-1999 and complaint filed on 3-7-2002, therefore complaint lodged within period of 2 years and 10 months - Complaint held not barred by limitation...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Cruelty - To attract S.498-A IPC, woman must be legally married to accused and must be subjected to cruelty or harassment by husband or his relatives...........
