Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, Section 24 -- Bail - Malpractice in awarding of contract for construction - Complaint under PML Act case is offshoot of schedule from which alleged proceeds of crime is derived and allegedly projected untainted - Applicant is on bail in said scheduled offences and maximum punishment in..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 34 -- Murder of wife by husband - Accused were persistently making demand of dowry from deceased and her family members and they used to harass her for such cause - Story of suicide as propounded by accused is wholly unreliable, as it is difficult for a person to commit suicide by using DBBL gun and that too by firing 7 gun shots one..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 452, 147, 148, 149, 506, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 8 -- Murder - Unlawful assembly - Circumstantial evidence - Motive - There was previous quarrel between accused no.4 and deceased and deceased slapped accused no.4 near a grocery shop in village, which is alleged to be motive for crime - However, prosecution not proved said fact by..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 452, 147, 148, 149, 506 -- Murder - Unlawful assembly - Circumstantial evidence - Accused allegedly assaulted deceased with deadly weapons on his hands and legs while dragging him for about 2 km from his house to fields, which led to his death - Weapons used in crime were stated to be sword, sticks axe and pipe - However, no..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 364, 379, 34, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 27, 26 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Disclosure statement - Recovery of material objects - None of witnesses identified camera or stated belongings of deceased - Said statements are inadmissible in spite of mandate contained in S.27 of the Act, as it not resulted in discovery of new..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201, 149 -- Murder - Dead body of deceased was recovered in two pieces and the same identified by step mother of deceased - Motive of crime proved on record, as just prior to incident accused `K' threatened deceased not to give evidence against him in criminal case filed against accused in which deceased was a witness - Evidence of PWs..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 364A, 120B -- Kidnapping for ransom of 6 years old child - Role of accused persons - Inducement to child to accompany accused legitimately come only from A-1 as A-1 admittedly related to father of child - Without active involvement of A-1, plan to kidnap child could not be succeeded - Presence of A-1 at scene of crime is proved - Presence..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376, 302 -- Rape and murder - Dying declaration of deceased not proved on record - Forensic evidence negates charge of rape having been committed on deceased shortly prior to her death - Prosecution not able to conclusively prove presence of accused at the scene of crime at the relevant time - Room in which deceased was found in burn..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307, 326, 506 -- Attempt to murder - Quantum of sentence - Accused sentenced to suffer life imprisonment which is maximum sentence which may be awarded to said crime - No doubt criminal case for murder of father of victim is recorded against accused, but he was acquitted from the same - In view of proportionality of crime of indeterminate..........
Ranbir Penal Code, 1989, Section 302, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 3 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Appreciation of evidence - Delay of 4 days in lodging of FIR - There are contradictory statements regarding post-mortem report in statements of witnesses recorded u/s 161 Cr.P.C. - Even, duty personnels who were on duty at wireless headquarters have not been cited as..........
