Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376, 302, 201 -- Rape and murder of 9 years old girl - Death sentence - Accused dragged girl aged 9 years into a sugarcane field, raped her and dumped her in a well - Cause of death according to medical evidence was signs of recent sexual intercourse with death due to drowning - Manner of commission of crime is extremely brutal - However,..........
Parole -- Sought on the ground of death of mother - Petitioner has completed more than 24 years of actual custody and never been released on parole - Parole to petitioner thus, granted - Directions issued...........
Will -- Suspicious circumstance - Exclusion of unmarried daughter in bequest - Testator specifically got recorded in Will that it is responsibility of both the sons/beneficiaries to marry off his daughter - Undisputedly, both the sons fulfilled wish of testator and married off their sister - Moreover, testament was doubted by daughter for first time after period of 20..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 326A, 460 -- Murder - Acid attack - Death sentence - Accused committed crime in question when he was out on bail in another case wherein he was convicted for murder - Earlier incident is totally unrelated to circumstance of case - Incident occurred when accused being disappointed in his relation with deceased who he believed deserted..........
Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Section 6(as - - Partition - Right of daughter - Father (co-parcenar) died before commencement of Amendment in S.6 of the Act - On the date of death of father, co-parcenary consisted of father and his son - Notional partition between father and son is thus, required for passing an effective decree of partition in favour of daughter - Share of..........
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 166 -- Accident - Injury - Amputation of right leg of 4 year girl/claimant - Multiplier - In case of death of a person of age upto 15 years prescribed multiplier is 15 - However, in the instant case, claimant has to survive for whole of her life, therefore, multiplier should be applied as 18 as she has to live with this disability..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 22, Rule 3, 9, 151 -- Abatement of appeal - Death of plaintiff - Suit and appeal filed by one of legal heirs of plaintiff as power of attorney holder of plaintiff - Application for setting aside abatement of appeal filed after a lapse of four years from date of death of plaintiff - Since suit itself was filed by power of attorney holder..........
Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Section 8 -- Succession - Death of common ancestor - Property devolving upon Class-I or Class-II heirs - Such heirs would become absolute owners of property and such property would not be either Joint Hindu Family or coparcenary or ancestral in the hands of legal heirs in absence of any other evidence to this effect...........
Easements Act, 1882, Section 54 -- Lease - Death of licensor - Relationship between licensor and licensee stands extinguished...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 84 -- Triple murder case - Death sentence - Plea of insanity - Defence of accused predicated on S.84 IPC rightly rejected by Courts below being not proved - Even though accused has not been able to establish defence of insanity, he was under mental strain and stress which resulted into reaction on his part - Accused is not a person of..........
