Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 446 -- Forfeiture of surety bond - Accused already surrendered before Court concerned - Penalty amount imposed upon surety reduced to Rs.4000/- in place of Rs.15000/-...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438 -- Anticipatory bail - Interim protection granted subject to co-operation of accused with investigating agency - Accused joined investigation but did not co-operate with the police nor got recovered the amount of bribe received by him nor disclosed other facts of the case properly - Behaviour attributed to accused to the instances..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 451 -- Release of seized vehicle - Vehicle involved in Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act - Petitioner is the registered owner of vehicle - Ownership of vehicle is not in dispute - No useful purpose will be served in keeping the vehicle stationed at police station in open yard for a long period allowing it to be damaged..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Application u/s 125 Cr.P. can be filed even after dissolution of marriage...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Application u/s 125 Cr.P.C - Limitation - S.125 Cr.P.C does not prescribe any period of limitation for filing application...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to wife - Husband married another lady during subsistence of first marriage and husband procreated three children from her - Reasonable cause for wife to live separate...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance - Second marriage during subsistence of first marriage - Plea of divorce by mutual consent - Marriage between two Hindus can be dissolved only by modes recognised by Hindu Marriage Act and unilateral declaration executed on a stamp paper worth Rs.10/- is not a mode of dissolution of Hindu Marriage recognised by law..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 311 -- Complainant as its own witness - Complainant sought adjournments time and again and she deliberately chose not to get herself examined on some or the other pretext - Accused also has a right to expeditious conclusion of trial - Complainant is merely trying to one way or the other, ensure that criminal case does not meet its end..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 506, 34, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Cruelty - Dowry demand - Quashing of FIR - Allegations made in FIR are specific against each and every accused and by no stretch of imagination it can be termed as a vague, omnibus or general in nature - Merely because FIR has been lodged after filing of divorce petition, same..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438 -- Anticipatory bail - Mere fact that custodial interrogation is not required that by itself may not be a ground to release an accused on anticipatory bail if offences are of a serious nature...........
