Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(2)(n), Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3(2)(v) -- Rape - False promise of marriage - Accused was absolutely justified in panicking and backing out from proposed marriage upon coming to know of aggressive sexual behaviour and obsessive nature of complainant - Even though accused..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 34 -- Murder - Testimony of two eye witnesses - Deceased and his wife had gone to village pond with their buffalo while brother of deceased saw the incident when they were proceeding towards his house - Both were most natural witnesses - Merely because no independent witness was examined would not create a doubt in prosecution case -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Appellant was neither carrying any dagger nor had inflicted any injury to deceased - It was co-accused who inflicted blows with dagger to deceased - Presence of finger prints of appellant on dagger further creates a suspicion and doubt on case of prosecution since appellant had never handled dagger - There is no enmity..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 468, 471, 120B, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 13(2), 13(1)(d), Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Cheating - Quashing of proceedings - Dispute has admittedly culminated in a comprehensive One Time Settlement under which Bank has received the entire outstanding amount - Recovery proceedings before tribunal have..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 468, 5471, 120B, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 13(2), 13(1)(d), Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Cheating - Quashing of proceedings - Dispute arising out of commercial transaction which has been amicably resolved through One Time settlement under which Bank has received entire outstanding amount - Recovery..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 406, 506, 120B, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Cheating - Quashing of FIR - Petitioners have already been declared innocent during investigation - Continued inclusion of petitioners names in FIR amounts to undue harassment to petitioners - Names of petitioners directed to be removed from all the records where they are..........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 483, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 366A, 368, 376, 342, 370, 370A, 373, 109, 120B, 34, Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956, Section 3, 5, 7, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 10, Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, Section 23 -- Bail - Kidnapping and rape - Forced..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 24 -- Murder of husband by wife - Death by poisoning - Extra judicial confession - Prime evidence against accused that she made an extra judicial confession before PW7 - Production of accused by PW7 before DSP stands proved - Accused made a disclosure statement before DSP regarding incident and recovery..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201 -- Murder of husband by wife - Death by poisoning - No eye witness to occurrence - Factum of recovery of dead body from pond at the instance of accused stands fully established - Dead body was duly identified by sister of deceased - Proximity of place of recovery of dead body from pond near house of accused is in tune with case of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306 -- (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, S.108) - Abetment of suicide - Frequent quarrels between husband and wife cannot be considered as instigation or abetment of suicide unless there is credible and substantial evidence available on record...........
