Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 307, 143, 147, 148, 324, 326, 427, 449, 149, Arms Act, 1959, Section 27(1), Explosive Substances Act, 1908, Section 3(a), 4(a)(i) -- Murder - Identity of accused - Possibility of mistaken identity cannot be ruled out - Motive of crime is attributed only to A-1 and not to present accused - Prosecution failed to prove the case beyond..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Recovery of weapon used in the crime - Evidence of I.O. and Panch witnesses reveal that recovery of weapon was made from an open place - No reliance can be placed on such recovery - Conviction solely based on such recovery would not be tenable - Accused acquitted...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Testimony of eye witnesses - Investigating Officer in his evidence stated that all four eye witnesses had not come to him voluntarily to depose regarding what they had seen about the occurrence, but he called them and examined them in connection with the case - However, both PW1 and PW2 stated in their evidence that they..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 323, 504, 506, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Cruelty - Dowry demand - Allegations against A-5 to A-7 - Allegations made against accused persons are not only omnibus but also without any specific allegation of overt act imputed against them - Complainant states that when she was being threatened by her mother-in-law, A-5..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 323, 504, 506, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Cruelty - Dowry demand - Allegations against A-3, A-4 and A-8 - Prima facie case made-out against mother-in-law, father-in-law and husband of complainant - Correctness or otherwise of the same is a matter which requires to be investigated - High Court erred in entering into..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 323, 504, 506, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Cruelty - Dowry demand - Jurisdiction of Court - Complainant having been driven out of her matrimonial home had been residing at her father's residence/paternal home i.e. Jamshedpur - Marriage also taken place at Jamshedpur - Court at Jamshedpur thus, has jurisdiction...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 323, 406, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Offence u/ss 498-A, 323, 406 IPC - Compromise - Quashing of proceedings : (a) Where wife has reaped the benefits of compromise and nothing more is required to be done by husband then such FIR deserves to be quashed; (b) If wife raises plea of fraud/coercion/duress etc. then same..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304(Part II), 328 -- Offence u/ss 304(Part II), 328 IPC - Injured and deceased had taken Tari given by accused which was poisoned leading to hospitalization of five injured and death of deceased - Doctor's report and post mortem report proved that cause of death of accused beyond all reasonable doubt - Even if accused had apparently no..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 363, 376, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 6, Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, Section 3 -- Kidnapping and rape - Victim was a minor when she eloped with petitioner and may be when they solemnized their marriage - However, victim stated that she is happily living with petitioner and the two children,..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 467, 468, 471, 477A, 120B, 34 -- Quashing of order taking cognizance - Cheating - Allegation that accused manipulated the judicial processes and revenue records to illegally acquire government lands - Act of forgery was a deliberate attempt to circumvent the legal procedure - Nature and..........
