Category: Penal Code ,1860

Held, Thus, criminal breach of trust would, inter alia, mean using or disposing of the property by a person who is entrusted with or otherwise has dominion. Such an act…

In this case, held, conviction of all the eight accused persons based on evidence of the sole related eyewitness, held, justified, particularly when there is no vagueness in his testimony…

“In the present case, we find neither the chain of circumstances to have been completely established nor the guilt of the accused alone, having committed the crime to be proven,…

In this case, the High Court found one link in chain of circumstances to be missing and not proved. In a case of circumstantial evidence, the chain has to be…

A breach of contract does not give rise to criminal prosecution for cheating unless fraudulent or dishonest intention is shown right at the beginning of the transaction. noting   that…

Ingredients of offences under Ss. 364 and 364-A and distinction between them, clarified. Section 364. Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder. Whoever kidnaps or abducts any person in order…

something which is very apparent or gross on the face of the record, on the basis of which, the Court can arrive at a prima facie satisfaction that the conviction…

Evidence of child witness cannot be rejected merely because of her age being 12 yrs, but being a child witness, her evidence needs a very careful evaluation with greater circumspection…

The aforesaid provision is founded on the maxim, actus non reum facit nisi mens sit rea, i.e., an act does not constitute guilt unless done with a guilty intention. It…

In this case, held, conviction of all the eight accused persons based on evidence of the sole related eyewitness, held, justified, particularly when there is no vagueness in his testimony…