Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 498A, 201 -- Murder - Cruelty - Accused committed murder of his wife by strangulation with the aid of cable wire - However, accused contended that his wife committed suicide by hanging with the aid of saree around her neck - Medical & Scientific evidence confirmed that there was strangulation marks on neck of deceased and that..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 498A, 201 -- Murder - Cruelty - Medical & scientific evidence proved that accused committed murder of his wife by strangulation with the aid of cable wire - Accused was very much present at the time when deceased breathed her last therefore, the best person who could have come forward with appropriate explanation to clear the doubt..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 364, 302, 201, 120B -- Kidnapping and murder - Circumstantial evidence - Accused arrested on the basis of extra judicial confession that too in the state of intoxication - All PWs turned hostile - None of PWs of incident stated that accused was arrested for murder of `A' - Prosecution failed to establish that dead body of unknown person was..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 120B, 201, Arms Act, 1959, Section 25(1) -- Murder - Criminal conspiracy - Circumstantial evidence - Trial Court and High Court both held that offence of criminal conspiracy to commit murder not proved - Deceased died due to gun shot injury - Medical evidence establish that there is possibility of accidental death - Nitrate found in..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 376, 201 -- Rape and murder of 8 years old minor girl - Absence of name of accused in FIR - Father of victim who lodged FIR did not suspect accused - However, after investigation it was found that it was accused who committed the crime - Involvement of accused has been further corroborated by recovery of shawl of deceased on the basis..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 376, 201 -- Rape and murder of 8 years old minor girl - Last seen theory - Deceased was last seen with accused by two employees of accused - Deceased missing since then and found dead next morning - Accused confessed his crime which was corroborated by recovery of shawl of deceased at his instance in presence of witnesses - High Court..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 376, 201 -- Rape and murder of 8 years old minor girl - Case based on circumstantial evidence - Recovery of body of deceased child from the same well where PW8 had seen the accused previous night throwing something in well which is a strong circumstantial evidence - Unusual behaviour of accused in taking deceased child to backyard of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 201 -- Disappearance of evidence - Appellants did not cremate the deceased in hot haste or against the wishes of her parents - It would not amount to an offence u/s 201 IPC - Accused acquitted...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Extra-judicial confession - Confession made by accused before PW5 is voluntary and is admissible in evidence as PW7 was subjected to thorough and probed cross-examine but nothing fruitful to the defence could be elicited from him - Conviction rightly based on extra judicial confession...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Last seen theory - Deceased was last seen in the company of accused and thereafter he was found dead which was witnessed by PW7 - PW7 has no animosity with accused and can be termed to be an independent witness - Nothing suggested or come out from his cross examination that his deposition is..........
