Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 149, 323, 324, 201, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3(3)(10) -- Triple murder case - Honour killing - Unlawful assembly - Harrowing torture of three deceased continued for 12 hours with the participation of accused in Panchayat was proved by testimony of eye witnesses - Deceased were..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 149, 323, 324, 201, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3(3)(10) -- Triple murder case - Honour killing - Unlawful assembly - Death sentence - Some of accused were sentenced to death by trial Court for committing the gruesome murders of three youngsters in a barbaric manner - However,..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 149, 323, 324, 201, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3(3)(10) -- Triple murder case - Honour killing - Unlawful assembly - Names of accused `H' and accused `L' was only mentioned by one witness - Conviction with the aid of S.149 IPC can be only in case where at least two witnesses..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 436, 323, 324, 504, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3(1)(r), 3(2)(V) -- Bail - Murder - Accused along with co-accused set on fire hutment of complainant resulting into death of 7 years daughter of complainant - He being in knowledge that..........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 8 -- Motive - Murder case - There is no absolute legal proposition of law that in absence of any motive, accused cannot be convicted u/s 302 IPC - Effect of absence of motive would depend on facts of each case...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201 -- Murder of wife by husband - Circumstantial evidence - Accused was living with deceased in her house - He used to beat her because deceased suspected that accused had relation with other women - Accused and deceased were last seen together but accused failed to explain as to what happened after accused and deceased were last seen..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(2)(N), 302, 323, 341, 458 -- Bail - Rape and murder - Allegation that accused sexually assaulted deceased and thereafter murdered her - However, PWs not supported prosecution story and turned hostile - Held, having regard to totality of facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307, 34 -- Attempt to murder - Prosecution examined 10 witnesses and out of which there are two injured eye witnesses - Both of them have supported case of prosecution - Even other PWs are consistent in their statements and have fully supported case of prosecution - Testimony of PWs is not doubtful - Accused held, guilty of offence in..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Ligature mark in postmortem report categorically goes to show that young girl died on account of asphexia caused due to strangulation - Minor contradictions about timing of accused regarding presence of accused on the spot, will not dislodge prosecution case - Prosecution proved its case - Accused rightly convicted...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 364, 366A, 376, 302, 201 -- Kidnapping, rape and murder of 5 years old girl - Evidence of last seen as propounded by PWs is shaky and doubtful - However, complaint is short and brief while mentioning that victim was missing, it does not record that she may have been raped and killed by someone - Inconsistency of dates between PWs as to on..........
