Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 498A, 201, 34 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Motive of crime not proved - Prosecution has heavily relied upon the deposition of witness who was under the influence of first informant - Merely because certain witnesses have stated in their deposition that they had seen some persons loitering around the place where dead body of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 34 -- Double murder case - Last seen evidence - Prosecution has established that deceased and accused left the house of PW5 together and soon thereafter death of deceased had occurred - Burden to show as to what happened after leaving house would shift on accused in view of S.106 of Evidence Act - However, accused have utterly failed..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 34 -- Double murder case - Death sentence - Accused persons have no criminal antecedents - They have not acted in a brutal manner, inasmuch as there is only single injury inflicted on both the deceased - Case cannot be considered to be rarest of rare case - Capital sentence commuted to life imprisonment...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Murder - Demand of dowry - Circumstantial evidence - Version of FIR is different version which was taken by informant and his son - PWs gave contradictory statements - Recovery of articles was a sham recovery - Motive of crime not established - Prosecution failed to prove its case..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 34, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 32 -- Murder - Oral dying declaration - PW6 stated that deceased came to police camp in injured condition and told them accused persons assaulted him - However, PW7 stated that victim had only named accused `B' - Police officers are disinterested witnesses - However, their version with regard to the..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 364A, 302, 201, 420, 468, 471, 120B -- Kidnapping for ransom - Murder - Modification of sentence - Accused kidnapped 18 years old boy and sought ransom in exchange - They strangulated the kidnapped boy, burnt his body to eliminate evidence and disposed of body in a nala - Sole motive of crime seems to have been greed - There was..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 34, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 32 -- Murder - Multiple dying declarations - Written dying declaration recorded by Doctor implicates accused - However, oral dying declarations made before PW6 and PW1 implicates her father-in-law - When there are multiple dying declarations and contents of incriminating dying declaration appear to be an..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376, 302 -- Rape and murder of 14 years old girl - Modification of sentence - Guilt of accused was proved beyond reasonable doubt on account of testimony of direct eye witnesses - Accused sentenced to life imprisonment for whole of biological life of accused without remission - Accused was 26 years of age when offence was committed and..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 120B, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, Section 18, 19, 20, 39, Explosive Substances Act, 1908, Section 4, 5 -- Bail is rejected in the context of stringent provisions for the grant of bail incorporated under the proviso to sub-section (5) of Section 43D of UAPA - Taking the material against the appellants as it is and..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 149 -- Tripple murder case - Evidence of eye witnesses is trustworthy and reliable - No material is brought on record to discredit their version - Accused rightly convicted...........
