Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 149, 141 -- Common object is different from common intention - Common object does not require a prior concert and a common meeting of minds before the attack - It is enough if each has the same object in view and their number is five or more and that they act as an assembly to achieve that object - 'Common object' of an assembly is to be..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 149 -- Unlawful assembly - It is not really necessary to determine as to which of the accused persons forming part of the unlawful assembly inflicted what particular or specific injury in the course of the occurrence - Actual conviction of less than five, or that, case projected certain one or more persons as having inflicted injury but the..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 149 -- Unlawful assembly - Evidence established that accused formed an unlawful assembly common object of which was to kill deceased - Acquittal of accused who actually fired shot at deceased, would not wipe out application of S.149 IPC...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 34, 394, 404, 201 -- Conviction - Circumstantial evidence - Dead body found in a tank - Death due to axphyxia - Deceased, an employee of Commission Agent had set out for collection of money from customers and had collected some money also - He stayed with appellant at his residence - Appellant arrested from Bombay and pursuant to his..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 154 -- Rape - FIR - Lodged after 4 days - Delay in filing complaint in regard to an offence of this nature by itself is not fatal so as to vitiate the prosecution case...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376 -- Rape - Contention that there was some enmity between the parents of the accused and that of the victim - Neither the nature of enmity nor gravity of the same has been stated - Explanation is of no assistance to establish the fact that accused is falsely implicated...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376 -- Rape - If Court is satisfied from the evidence of the victim a conviction can be solely based on such evidence without looking for further corroboration...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376 -- Rape - Injuries - Evidence of Doctor that injuries suffered by prosecutrix could not have been self inflicted - There was blood on private part of prosecutrix, the hymen was torn and medial side of the labia-minora was inflamed - This was even 4 days of the incident - Doctor in specific terms stated that victim is not habituated to..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(2)(F) -- Rape - Accused did not suffer any injury on his private part - Is of no help to him because accused was medically examined 4 days after the incident...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376 -- Rape - Incident 14 years old - Accused was then 18 years of age - Accused thereafter married and having family - Sentence reduced from 10 years to 7 years...........
