Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376 -- Rape - Accused is not liable for offence of rape if victim has willfully agreed to maintain sexual relations...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376 -- Rape - False promise of marriage - Prolonged period of 16 years during which sexual relations continued unabatedly between parties, is sufficient to conclude that there was never an element of force or deceit in the relationship...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376, 384, 323, 504, 506, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Rape - False promise of marriage - Complainant, being a highly qualified major woman continued in a consensual intimate sexual relationship with appellant over a period of 16 years - On many occasions, complainant even portrayed herself to be wife of appellant thereby,..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 417, 418, 381, 408, 120B, 34 -- Interim bail - Cheating - Allegations made against petitioners are serious in nature, more so, conduct of petitioners have been portrayed as on defying due course of justice by indulging in activities which are contrary to law - Though, allegations are yet to..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 174A -- Proclaimed offender - Main criminal trial stands concluded wherein petitioner has been acquitted so the continuation of proceedings to FIR in question are nothing but an abuse of process of Court - FIR u/s 174-A IPC quashed subject to payment of costs of Rs.35,000/-...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 397, 401, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201, 34, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 438, 442 -- Bail - It is well-settled that bail is the rule, and jail is the exception - When a revision application challenging the order of discharge is admitted for hearing, the High Court may exercise power under Section 390..........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 406 -- Anticipatory bail - Cheating - Prosecution has not presented any incriminating evidence linking petitioner to alleged offence - Plea of petitioner regarding cheques being handed over which subsequently got dishonoured, matter falls under S.138 of the Act - Petitioner has..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 364A, 302 -- Kidnapping and murder - Circumstantial evidence - Last seen theory - PW18 had stated that he had seen accused with deceased in the evening on the day of incident - However, said evidence alone would not be sufficient to hold him guilty of alleged offence - Recovery of blade, nails and T-shirt with blood stains after two days of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 143 -- Unlawful assembly - Every assembly is not an unlawful assembly vis-a-vis right to assemble u/art 19(1)(b) of Constitution...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 143, 448, 504 -- Unlawful assembly - Delivering a speech or raising slogans does not constitute offence under IPC - Moreover, there is no evidence of violence or threats that could have disturbed public peace and order - Dispute in question remains a civil matter and allegations made do not constitute a criminal offence - Order taking..........
