Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Quashing of proceedings u/s 498-A IPC - Proceedings cannot be quashed merely on the ground that Family Court in a proceeding u/s 125 Cr.P.C. has held that informant is not the wife of accused when FIR and statement of witnesses disclose about marriage which need to be established during..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Ranbir Penal Code, 1989, Section 420, 467, 468, 471 -- Quashing of FIR - Cheating - Case required further investigation having regard to serious allegations that one of accused as abetted by others had managed fake certificate fraudulently and succeeded to manage job in Police Organization - FIR cannot be quashed...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 467, 468, 471, 504, 506, 448, 387 -- Quashing of proceedings - Cheating - FIR does not disclose any act of accused or their participation in commission of crime - It is not the case of complainant that either accused have played any active/passive role either in scribing document or are..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376, 450, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 3 -- Rape - Appreciation of evidence - Evidence of prosecutrix is consistent with statements made in FIR - Not even a suggestion is given to prosecutrix that there was a consent by prosecutrix - Moreover, contradictions sought to brought on record in evidence of prosecutrix are of insignificant nature..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376DA, 506, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 6 -- Bail - Rape of 14 years old girl - Delay in lodging FIR - Mere delay in lodging FIR will not help accused in their prayer for bail - Keeping in view age of victim and she having been allegedly put into fear of life,..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 363, 366, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Kidnapping - Quashing of FIR - Parties are in live-in-relationship and they both are major - They claim their decision to be based upon voluntarily will/option - Consequently, no authority or person should intervene or intercept their enjoyment of live-in-relationship - FIR quashed...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307, 323, 447 -- Quashing of proceedings - Compromise - Offence u/ss 307, 323, 447 IPC - Complainant did not receive any injury on any vital part of his body so as to constitute attempt to murder - Merely because FIR/charge sheet incorporates provision of S.307 IPC would not by itself be a ground..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438, 439 -- Anticipatory/regular bail - Directions issued to Registry for strict compliance viz.: (i) petition for anticipatory bail or regular bail should be appended with legible copies of complaint and FIR registered against accused - If accused fails to enclose copies of complaint and FIR, Registry should return the petition and..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 323, 604, 506, 34, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Cruelty - Quashing of FIR - Allegations made in FIR and collection of evidence is not sufficient even at prima facie stage to attract ingredients of offence punishable u/s 498-A IPC - As regarding other offences, unless those other offences are shown which would amount..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 34 -- Murder - When the case of prosecution is based upon deposition of eye witness, even in case of some contradictions with respect to timing of lodging FIR/complaint cannot be a ground to acquit accused...........
