Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304A -- Bail - Rash and negligent driving - Accused who is doctor by profession, drove his car after consuming alcohol causing an accident which resulted in death of a person, a pregnant woman suffering miscarriage coupled with injuries to several persons - Argument with regard to vehicle getting..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Bail - Dowry death - Accused is in custody for nearly two years four months - Case is at the stage of trial - Two witnesses have been examined and 26 witnesses are proposed to be examined by prosecution - Bail granted to accused...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 304B, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Anticipatory bail - Dowry death - Deceased expired as a result of "septicaemia due to chronic illness of multiple organs involvement" - Death cannot be termed as "not under normal circumstances" - Ingredients of S.304-B not fulfilled - There..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 22, Rule 4(4) -- Death of defendant - Exemption from substitution of LRs - Ex parte order was passed against defendant - O.22.R.4(4) CPC covers even a defendant who had been declared ex parte - Plaintiff thus, exempted from necessity of substituting legal heir of defendant...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 34 -- Double murder case - Last seen evidence - Prosecution has established that deceased and accused left the house of PW5 together and soon thereafter death of deceased had occurred - Burden to show as to what happened after leaving house would shift on accused in view of S.106 of Evidence Act - However, accused have utterly failed..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 34 -- Double murder case - Death sentence - Accused persons have no criminal antecedents - They have not acted in a brutal manner, inasmuch as there is only single injury inflicted on both the deceased - Case cannot be considered to be rarest of rare case - Capital sentence commuted to life imprisonment...........
Limitation Act, 1963, Article 113 -- Limitation - Suit for cancellation of Will - Cause of action for instituting suit accrued in favour of plaintiff on the death of testator - Suit filed within three years from the death of testator is within limitation...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 374 -- Appeal against conviction - Where death of one of accused is disputed and is contested and if Court cannot came to any concrete conclusion, it may register a separate miscellaneous case to decide upon death of such accused and to proceed with appeal of rest of accused...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 53 -- Death sentence - Wherever prosecution is of opinion that accused is convicted for grave offence, for which death sentence is warranted, it should carry out the exercise of placing materials in terms of Manoj Vs State of MP case.. for evaluation...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125, Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Section 15(1)(c) -- Maintenance to wife - Death of wife - Recovery of arrears of maintenance accrued till her death - Impleadment of mother of wife - Deceased died during pendency of her application for recovery of arrears of maintenance - Decree of divorce already granted in favour of husband - Mother..........
