Evidence Act, 1872, Section 32 -- Dying declaration - Merely because weapon used in crime not recovered cannot be a ground not to rely upon dying declaration which was recorded before Executive Magistrate which has been proved by prosecution...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304(Part I), 149, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 32 -- Offence u/ss 304(Part I), 149 IPC - Dying declaration - Dying declaration of deceased was recorded on next day of occurrence - Since deceased was having stab injury by a knife, there was possibility of danger to his life and therefore by way of prudence, if dying declaration was recorded..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 364, 201, 34 -- Murder - Medical evidence - Allegation that accused after committing murder of deceased had thrown dead body on Railway Track - However, as per post mortem report, deceased suffered 14 ante mortem injuries - It is thus, evident that when body of deceased was crushed by running train, he was alive as all injuries..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 364, 201, 34 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Last seen theory - Evidence of last seen witness PW2 is hearsay - Testimony of PW2 fails to advance the prosecution case as his statement is merely hearsay - Even, statement of PW4 also said to be hearsay so far as theory of last seen of deceased in the company of accused - Statement..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 364, 201, 34, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 27 -- Murder - Recovery of blood stained stones and broken bottle of beer at the instance of accused - Recovery effected after a period of about one month from spot - So far as place from where dead body was recovered, same was already in the knowledge of police as dead body had already been..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 323, 324, 34, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Quashing of FIR - Compromise - Offence u/ss 323, 324, 34 IPC - Compromise arrived at between parties - Offence u/s 324 IPC is non-compoundable - However, without adjudicating this point, in the facts and circumstances peculiar to this case, prosecution qua non-compoundable offences..........
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 8, 21(c) -- Recovery of 24,000 bottles of Phensedyl cough syrup - Non-examination of I.O - Accused was the driver of vehicle from which a large quantity of contraband was seized - Customs officials intercepted the vehicle and found accused to be only person therein - Safe keeping of goods has been proved upon by..........
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 8, 21(c) -- Recovery of 24,000 bottles of Phensedyl cough syrup - Bags containing bottles of cough syrup produced before Court, but the seized contraband that was preserved in bags was not taken out of bags - No attempt may have been made to open the bags to inspect contents thereof - Indeed, if accused..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 504, 506(2), 114, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3(1)(10) -- Complaint lodged belatedly by complainant on the basis of listening of story from his wife - Delay is not explained in the complaint or in the evidence - Prima facie it appears that complaint itself is suspicious - Though..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 489C -- Counterfeit currency notes - Mere fact that accused is resident of Delhi and he was apprehended in Mussoorie does not empower Courts to raise presumption of mental state - Accused did not have reason to believe that currency notes were forged or counterfeit because he was given those currency notes by one person as a payment - It..........
