Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 341, 34 -- Murder - Accused allegedly surrounded deceased and her daughter-in-law in a pre-planned manner with a pre-determined mind to assault them - Nature of injuries caused to head of deceased with deadly weapons prove that they had assembled with common intention and not merely to threaten her or to deter her from practicing..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 304(Part I) -- Nature of offence - Accused caused gun shot injury to deceased which led to his death - He visited the house of deceased carrying his licensed gun - If there was no pre-mediation accused would not have carried his gun with him to the house of deceased - No sudden quarrel between accused and deceased - Accused acted in a..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439 -- Bail - Merely because accused had not filed the petition for quashing u/s 482 Cr.P.C or Arts.226, 32 of Constitution, it cannot be said that no application for bail at pre-trial stage could be entertained...........
Service -- Caste claim - Validity - Appellant claimed that she belongs to `Mana' Scheduled Tribe - Birth record of great grandfathers of appellant show the caste as `Mana' - Such pre-constitutional document of period as early as 1924 cannot be discarded - Though the Affinity test may be used to corroborate documentary evidence, it should not be sole criteria to reject the..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439 -- Bail - Pre-condition of furnishing Bank Guarantee is unsustainable - Accused to furnish bail bond instead of bank guarantee...........
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Section 11(6), (6A) -- Appointment of arbitrator - Pre-referral jurisdiction of Courts u/s 11(6) of the Act is very narrow and inheres two inquiries i.e. : (i) primary inquiry is about existence and validity of an arbitration agreement, which also includes an inquiry as to parties to agreement and applicant's privity to said..........
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Section 11(6), (6A) -- Appointment of arbitrator - Pre-referral jurisdiction of Court - Referral Court has not pronounced anything finally on existence and validity of arbitration agreement which ought to have been done by referral Court - Order passed by High Court referring disputes to arbitration quashed - Matter remanded for..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Pre-requisites to raise presumption u/s 304-B IPC and S.113-B of Evidence Act not fulfilled - Mere death of deceased being unnatural in matrimonial home within seven years of marriage will not be sufficient to convict accused u/ss 304-B, 498-A IPC...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, 201 -- Dowry death - Cruelty - None of PW stated about cruelty or harassment to deceased by accused or any of family members on account of demand of dowry soon before death or otherwise - Rather, harassment has not been narrated by anyone - Only certain oral averments on record regarding demand of motorcycle and land which is..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 437, 439 -- Bail - Pre-condition of furnishing bank guarantee - Not sustainable - Set aside...........
