Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to wife - Husband had been sacked from his job due to his default i.e. irregularity - He is not being disabled person cannot remain unemployed unless he chooses to remain so and this is his willful act/decision which does not come within the purview of not "having sufficient means" to maintain wife - Decision of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 120B, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 528 -- Cheating - Quashing of proceedings - Matter is essentially of civil nature and is liable to be settled on the basis of evidence of parties in civil proceedings - No case of cheating appears to be made out against applicant - Criminal prosecution is nothing but an abuse of..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- (Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.144) - Maintenance to unmarried major daughter - S.125 Cr.P.C. does not have provisions for maintenance to a major daughter, even if she is unmarried...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125, 127 -- (Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Ss.144, 146) - Maintenance to children - Enhancement of - Petitioners are legitimate children of respondents - They are not suffering from any physical or mental abnormality or injury so as to render them incapable to maintain - Petitioners were legally entitled for maintenance..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 406 -- Criminal breach of trust - Allegation that accused was entrusted with provident fund deductions of employees and had dishonestly misappropriated or converted the same, thereby attracting mischief of offence u/s 406 IPC - However, entrustment has not been proved - None of employees examined alleged misappropriation or withholding of..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 446 -- Forfeiture of surety bond - No allegation of connivance between appellant and accused nor that he had instigated or helped accused in any manner, not to appear - Appellant being poor person and penalty of Rs.50,000 was on higher side - Amount of penalty reduced from Rs.50,000 to Rs.10,000...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Cheating - Allegation that appellant had dishonestly used a fake NOC from Fire Department to obtain recognition/renewal of affiliation to run educational institution - However, NOC from Fire Department was not necessary for recognition/renewal of affiliation of educational institutions..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 216 -- Alteration of charge - Court may alter or add any charge on its own or on an application moved by parties concerned - But such powers can be invoked by Court suo-moto, meaning thereby that power u/s 216 Cr.P.C. is exclusive to wisdom of Court concerned and no party can claim alteration in the charges, as a matter of right...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 216 -- Alteration of charge from Ss.302, 307 IPC to Ss.304, 308 IPC - Nature of injuries which are reported in post-mortem report co-related with FIR - Trial Court while alerting the charge has gone into records of case i.e. Charge sheet, Chik F.I.R., Tahrir, Injury Report, Inquest Report including post-mortem report, Site plan and..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 216 -- Alteration of charge - While framing the charge, it is expected from a trial Judge to exercise his judicial mind to determine that as to whether a case for trial has been made out or not and while undertaking such proceedings, Court is not supposed to hold a mini trial by marshalling facts and evidence on record - Infact, if..........
