Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 306, 34 -- Cruelty - Abetment of suicide - Inordinate delay in lodging FIR not explained - Evidence relating to so called torture of deceased is not worthy of acceptance - If such evidence is taken away, then there remains nothing to even remotely suggest that accused persons had instigated deceased to such extent as would lead her to..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Dowry death - Sentence - Deceased died due to homicidal death not suicide - Death occurred within seven years of marriage - Accused was incarcerated for 15 years and that period would be enough punishment - He is now 80 years old and other accused is 70 years and looking to the age of accused period undergone by them would be..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(1), 376(2)(n), 90 -- Rape - Consent - False promise of marriage - Victim fell in love with accused - Material on record shows that accused had never intended to marry victim and procured her consent only for having sexual relations with her, which falls under definition of rape - Pleadings of victim point to the fact that her consent to..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(2)(f) -- Rape of 6 years old girl - Accused contended that victim stated his name on the say of police - It cannot be appreciated that police would have told name of accused to victim, as accused has not explained as to what grudge police have against him in his statement recorded u/s 313 Cr.P.C or even in cross-examination of I.O -..........
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3(1)(xii) -- Offence u/s 3(1)(xii) of SC/ST Act - Informant though not mentioned their caste in FIR - However, when accused had knowledge about caste of victim that she belongs to SC/ST, as he is residing in nearby vicinity and he has not taken defence that he was not aware of caste/tribe,..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(2)(f) -- Rape of 6 years old girl - Testimony of victim - Victim identified accused in Court and also stated that he used to wander in their vicinity after consuming liquor and she knows her - She told the nick name of accused to her parents - Victim had given details as to how incident had taken place and who has done the act -..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Typewritten cheque - Complainant and accused are doing business and therefore, money transactions based on typewritten cheque cannot give rise to any suspicion...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Failure to send reply notice by itself cannot lead to conclusion of allegations in notice being accepted by accused - However, failure of accused to explain reason for not sending reply notice would weaken the defence case...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 141 -- Dishonour of cheque - Offence by Company - During pendency of proceedings Company was dissolved - Signatories/directors cannot escape from their penal liability u/s 138 of the Act by citing its dissolution - What is dissolved is only company, not personal penal liability of accused covered u/s 141 of the Act...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(2)(I) -- Rape - DNA report - DNA samples of accused, victim and child was taken and accused and victim concluded to be biological parents of child as per prosecution - However, no evidence on record as to exactly when victim delivered the child, for how many days child was alive, when samples of child were taken and by whom - Even,..........
