Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 305, 306, 324 -- Custodial death of two ladies - Arrest of two police officials - In view of official position of accused bail cannot be granted till statements of some vital prosecution witnesses is recorded - Bail refused...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 306 -- Dowry death - Suicide by taking poison - Accused made efforts to save the deceased by taking her to doctor - No demand of dowry made at the time of marriage - Demand of buffalo or Rs.5,000/- made for a period of 4/5 years prior to death and that cannot be a reason compelling deceased to commit suicide - Defence version that..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306 -- Suicide - Abetment - Demand of dowry - Deceased did not disclose harassment to her close friends - Not a proof that there was no demand - In a tradition and custom bound Indian society no conservative woman would disclose family discords before a person, however close he or she may be...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306 -- Promise to marry - Rape - Accused committed rape on promise to marry but later refused to marry - Victim committed suicide by setting herself on fire - Dying declaration recorded by Magistrate - In a separate trial for offence u/s 376 IPC accused was acquitted as witnesses turned hostile and dying declaration was not proved - Charges..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306 -- Suicide - Abetment - Husband harassed wife for dowry and during his bouts of drinking beating her and also compelled her to have sexual intercourse with several other persons - Wife committed suicide - Husband is guilty of offence u/s 306 IPC...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306 -- Second wife - Committed suicide - Husband and wife convicted - Deceased set herself on fire and died in hospital - FIR recorded on statement of deceased for offence u/s 498-A IPC - Post mortem report exhibited but not duly proved - In absence of cause of death established by evidence conviction u/s 306 IPC cannot be sustained -..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 228, 397, 401, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 306 -- Dowry death - Charge - Trial Court framed charge u/ss 304-B and 498-A - High Court altered charge to S.306 IPC - Crucial question is whether suicide of deceased was in any way connected with demand of dowry - At the stage of framing charge High Court should not have..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306 -- Abetment - Can be performed by a positive act or by conduct or may be by omission...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 306, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 221, 215, 216 -- Dowry death - Charge u/s 304-B - Accused found not guilty of offence u/s 304-B but found guilty of offence u/s 306 - Accused can be convicted u/s 306 IPC even though no charge was framed u/s 306 IPC...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306, 498A -- Allegation that wife is not fit for conjugal happiness - Suicide by wife - Held, it is not sufficient to attract ingredients of Ss.306, 107 of IPC...........
