Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 34 -- Murder - Common intention - Statements made in FIR along with statements of PW1 and PW2 though establish that appellant was there on the spot - However, nowhere in the FIR or in the evidence it is mentioned that when appellant along with co-accused reached place of incident he was sharing common intention with co-accused to..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125, Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, Section 20 -- Maintenance to major unmarried daughter - Where Family Court has jurisdiction to decide a case u/s 125 Cr.P.C. as well as suit u/s 20 of 1956 Act, in such eventuality, Family Court can exercise jurisdiction under both the Acts and in an appropriate case can grant..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 450, 367(1), Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Quashing of proceedings - Offence u/ss 450, 367(1) IPC - Serious allegations are prima facie made out against accused - In such a case merely acting on affidavit filed by de facto complainant regarding settlement of offence, proceedings cannot be quashed - Petition for quashing..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307 -- Attempt to murder - Conviction u/s 307 IPC may be justified only if accused possessed intent coupled with some overt act in aid of its execution - Ascertaining intention to kill or having knowledge that death may be caused as a result of overt act, is a question of fact and hinges on the unique circumstances that each case may..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307 -- Attempt to murder - Oral evidence of eye witnesses - There is not even a whisper about the alleged eyewitnesses joining the investigation - Said witnesses were apparently ghost witnesses who neither had their statements recorded by I.O u/s 161 Cr.P.C. nor were they produced by prosecution before Trial Court - Similarly, no attempt..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 406, 420, 120B, Rajasthan Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 1992, Section 4, 6 -- Bail - Leakage of REET question paper - Case at the stage of framing of charge - Accused in custody for more than a year - No likelihood of conclusion of trial within a short time - Bail granted...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Exemption from surrendering - High Court in exercise of its inherent power cannot grant exemption from surrendering in a particular case despite concurrent findings of conviction...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 24 -- Interim maintenance - Non payment - In case proceedings are initiated by husband then Court can grant stay of further proceedings till the maintenance is paid - However, in case proceedings are initiated by wife then Court can strike off the defence of husband...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 106 -- Murder - Burden of proof - If an offence like murder is committed inside a house, initial burden to establish the case would undoubtedly be on the prosecution - But nature and quantity of evidence to be led by it to establish the charge cannot be of same degree as is required in other cases - Burden..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 106 -- Murder of wife by husband - Burden of proof - Informant stated that deceased was badly assaulted before she was killed - Post-mortem report completely belies such statement as no external injury was found on any exposed part of body of deceased - Though there is no explanation about the circumstance..........
