Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Dowry death - Cruelty - General allegation of demand of additional dowry against i, laws - No overt act or specific role assigned to father-i, law and mother-i, law - Acquittal of father-i, law and mother-i, law calls for no interference...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(2)(g) -- Gang rape - Acquittal - Legality of - Delay of six days in lodging FIR without any explanation - Allegation of marpeet with prosecutrix by fists and kicks in the FIR does not find support in her testimony in Court - Material contradictions regarding manner in which alleged injuries have been sustained by prosecutrix - Medical..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 364A, 201, 120B, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 106, 27 -- Murder - Kidnapping for ransom - Disclosure statement - Burden of proof - Accused committed murder of two persons i.e father & son after kidnapping them for ransom as demand of ransom was not met - Recovery of dead bodies from covered gutters and personal belongings of deceased..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 364A, 201, 120B, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 357A -- Murder - Compensation to victim family - High Court committed error by declining to give compensation without any reason to deceased family - Widow of deceased who is also mother of other deceased representing family of victim be paid interim compensation of Rs.10 lacs -..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 363, 366, 376 -- Bail - Kidnapping and rape - Medical report of victim shows that she is major girl aged about 18 years - Statement of victim u/s 164 Cr.P.C shows that she is consenting party - Medical report of victim does not corroborate her statement recorded u/s 164 Cr.P.C. - Accused has no..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376, 506, 384 -- Rape - Acquittal - Legality of - Prosecutrix although admitted her thumb impression on FIR, admittedly drafted by her advocate but she stated that she does not know the contents as application was written by her advocate according to his own will - She herself stated that false case against accused was filed due to enmity -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307 -- Abetment of suicide - Suicide note that accused were pressurizing him for money which deceased lost in playing MCH match - Accused did not in any manner instigate, incite or provoke the deceased to commit suicide - FIR and proceedings quashed...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(2)(f), 302, 363, 367, 201 -- Rape and murder - Death sentence - Last seen evidence - Rape of 4 years old girl by 47 years old accused - Accused was seen by 5 PWs taking minor girl on his cycle and one of them was a shopkeeper from whom accused purchased chocolate for her - No contradictions in testimonies of these PWs - After committing..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(2)(f), 302, 363, 367, 201, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 27 -- Rape and murder - Death sentence - Recoveries at the instance of accused - Accused led to discovery of dead body of deceased, place where he washed his clothes and stones smeared with blood as exclusively in the knowledge of accused - Blood on these recoveries was matched with..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(2)(f), 302, 363, 367, 201 -- Rape and murder - Death sentence - Rarest of rare case - Rape of 4 years old girl by 47 years old accused - Accused was a history sheeter and number of cases pending against him - Nothing on record to show that rape and murder was done under any mental stress or emotional disturbance by accused - Accused was..........
