Category: Penal Code ,1860

Requirements for invocation of S. 106, Evidence Act, explained. Acquittal granted to a man sentenced to death for alleged rape and murder of minor girl. Held, We cannot shy away…

Direction for quashing of proceedings, after conducting mini trial, not justified, because, while exercising powers of quashing, High Court has to consider only the nature of accusations and allegations in…

In this case, deceased was a taxi driver, who was strangulated to death by appellant-accused herein (original Accused 1) along with 4 co-accused, and after burying his dead body, they…

The allegations against the appellant had been that on 03.05.2009, he took his two sons, aged about 9 years and 6 years, to Haiderpur Canal, strangulated them, and threw the…

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…