Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Allegation against mother-in-law and father-in-law - Deceased died otherwise than under normal circumstances within seven years of her marriage - Testimonies of PW-1, PW-2 and PW-3 do not indicate that any demand for dowry was made by appellants either before or at the time of marriage of deceased with..........
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 7, 12, 13(2), 13(1)(d), Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 120B -- Illegal gratification - Discharge - Charge sheet contains no allegation against accused to connect him with payment - Except for the bald allegation of participation in alleged conspiracy without giving any details of conspiracy, accused has been roped in the charge..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201 -- Murder - FIR was ante timed FIR - FIR lodged after recovery of dead body, as till police had come, it was not known to anyone where dead body was and after investigation police recovered dead body - Though in investigation it was alleged that gambling was done with the help of playing cards, but neither playing cards had been..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376, 506, 452 -- Bail - Rape - Victim was won over by accused on account of a long gap of two months and nine days between examination-in-chief and cross-examination and she resiled from the version as deposed in the examination-in-chief which fully incriminates the accused - Considering the..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 34, 120B, Arms Act, 1959, Section 25(1B)(A) -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Ballistic report connects pistol recovered from appellant with the bullet recovered from the body of deceased - Said discovery and recovery is attributable to the disclosure statement provided by co-accused which is governed by Ss.8, 27 of Evidence Act -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 406 -- Offence u/s 406 IPC - Mere breach of a promise, agreement or contract does not, ipso facto, constitute the offence of criminal breach of trust contained in S.405 IPC without there being a clear case of entrustment...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 406 -- Offence u/s 406 IPC - Loan for consideration of interest - There is no question of entrustment as such there is no criminal breach of trust - FIR and proceedings arising therefrom quashed...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420 -- Cheating - Loan transaction - Mere inability of accused to return the loan amount cannot give rise to a criminal prosecution for cheating unless fraudulent or dishonest intention is shown right at the beginning of the transaction, as it is this mens rea which is the crux of the offence - FIR quashed...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306 -- Abetment of suicide - Extra marital relationship, per se or as such, would not come within the ambit of abetment...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306 -- Abetment of suicide - Solely because husband is involved in an extra-marital relationship and there is some suspicion in the mind of wife, that cannot be regarded as abetment for satisfying the ingredients of S.306 IPC...........
