Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201 -- Murder of a young man aged 28-30 years - Homicidal death and wounds caused by sharp edged weapon - Mutilated headless corpse recovered from a carton box, both hands, legs and genitalia chopped off - Identity of deceased proved on record - Call records with location chart affirms charge against accused - Recoveries at the..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Death sentence - Mutilated headless corpse recovered from a carton box, both hands, legs and genitalia chopped off - Accused proved to be guilty of murder - However, case of accused would not fall in the category wherein extreme sentence of death by capital punishment would not be justified and at the same time possibility..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 392, 302, 449 -- Robbery and murder - Death sentence - Accused allegedly committed murder of jewelery shopkeeper by cutting his neck and stabbing after tightly holding him - Deceased not even in the position to resist or struggle as he was a small man as compared to accused - Offence committed in a cool, calculated and gruesome manner -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Last seen evidence - Deceased and accused were last seen together before two days from the date of death of deceased - No effort was made to find the deceased till about two days had passed - Discrepancy is even found in the statement of last seen witnesses - There is not an iota of evidence from..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201 -- Murder of wife by accused in matrimonial home - Incident took place in the matrimonial home - Accused residing in Bombay and he used to come to village once in two months - Absence of any material to show that accused had come from Bombay during relevant point of time - It will be very hard to believe the case of prosecution..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Last seen theory - Prosecution miserably failed to prove the unity of time space and action to arrive at conclusion that immediately before murder, deceased and accused were seen together - Star witness of last seen evidence PW1 himself admitted that he was having grudge with accused before..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Recovery of mobile phone of deceased - Witnesses of recovery stated that they made to sign the papers of recovery of mobile phone by police but they were not given any details from where articles were recovered - Moreover, disclosure statement regarding said recovery not attested by independent..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Recovery of blood stained clothes of deceased - Prosecution made no attempt to prove on record the blood group of accused - Accused and deceased are cousins - It cannot be negated that clothes of accused may be having his own blood - Recovery of blood stained clothes not proved...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Conduct of accused - Prosecution alleges that accused absconded after murder and arrested next day of recovery of dead body - However, PW8 stated that on the day of recovery she confronted accused regarding whereabouts of deceased - It is thus, proved that on the day of recovery of dead body accused was in the village -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 304(Part I) -- Nature of offence - Deceased sustained gunshot wounds on the left thigh - Weapon used and the manner in which attack was made and injury was inflicted due to premeditation establish that accused intended to cause the injury - However, injury was on the inner part of left thigh, which is no, vital organ - Keeping in view..........
