Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 326, 498A, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 4 -- Grievous hurt - Cruelty - Dowry demand - Victim was put to fire on being tortured for demand of dowry - Defence taken a plea that victim caught fire accidentally - However, Doctor who examined victim stated that injuries could not be caused by accident, as same were caused by pouring..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 392, 411 -- Murder - Robbery - Deceased strangulated, murdered and robbed - Accused took away about 9-10 tolas gold - Recoveries of gold and hacksaw blade effected at the instance of accused which was used in commission of crime - Son of deceased recognized jewellery - Accused was nephew of deceased and relations between accused and..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304(Part I), 304(Part II) -- Accused came to the spot all of a sudden and inflicted single blow on the head of deceased by iron rod - Cause of death was head injury - Accused though might not intended to cause death of deceased but he certainly had knowledge that his act could result into death of deceased - Accused liable to be convicted..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Accused inflicted single head injury on the head of deceased by iron rod - Blood stained iron rod recovered and only human blood was found and no blood group was found - Accused held, rightly acquitted u/s 302 IPC...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304(Part I) -- Offence u/s 304(Part I) IPC - Reduction of sentence - Occurrence occurred in 1990 and more than 27 years have already passed - Accused remained in custody of 2 years - Though this period is not adequate for an offence u/s 304(Part II) IPC, but keeping in view the fact that 27 years have elapsed and accused being in his old..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201, 34, Arms Act, 1959, Section 25 -- Murder - Eye witness/PW10 to the incident though stated that he saw accused assaulting deceased but said statement of PW10 not find place in his diary statement - Not even a whisper is there in his diary statement that incident took place in his presence - Improvement resorted to by PW10 and..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 120B, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 3 -- Murder of wife and three children by consuming poison - Circumstantial evidence - Recovery to 2 bottles from the shop of accused does not inspire confidence as independent witness has not supported such recovery and has stated that no such recovery was made in his presence and that his signatures..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 306, 120B -- Nature of offence - Murder of wife and there children by consuming poison - Illicit relationship of accused with 2 woman - There is a possibility that deceased being annoyed with accused with regard to accused illicit relationship and took extreme step of committing suicide and before doing so gave poison to her children -..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 384, 467, 468, 471, 506(2), 120B -- Quashing of FIR - Offence u/ss 384, 467, 468, 471, 506(2), 120-B IPC - Compromise - Allegations in FIR not only involve a private dispute over a land transaction between two contesting parties, but also involves allegations of extortion, forgery and conspiracy..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307, 324 -- Nature of offence - Gu, shot injury - Independent witnesses not supported prosecution case - Fire arm injury proved on record - However, accused fired at victim without pre-meditation - Injury suffered by victim was not on vital part of his body - Prosecution failed to prove that accused intended to cause death of victim -..........
