Category: Penal Code ,1860

Facts not relevant/ not sufficient for giving a clean chit to the accused concerned, nor for quashment of criminal proceedings. Quashment of FIR by High Court against private respondents on…

For determination of culpability of each accused there is necessity of parsing evidence carefully in respect of each accused. High court has unnecessarily given weightage to some minor contradictions, which…

In this case, death of deceased was due to burning in her matrimonial home. Case was based on circumstantial evidence and involvement of husband and mother-in-law (both appellant-accused herein) of…

“Dowry” ought to be ascribed an expansive meaning so as to encompass any demand made on a woman, whether in respect of a property or a valuable security of any…

First incident of the altercations that took place between the deceased and the accused was stopped by the villagers. Second incident occurring later in which accused causing multiple grievous injuries…

when Imposition of vicarious liability with aid of S. 34 is permissible and what are the requirements of the same. Significance of amendment made to S. 34 in 1870 adding…

In this case, accused was not shown to share common intention to murder nor was a party to conspiracy to murder. Neither was involvement in any conspiracy to murder proved…

In this case, common intention to murder was established against Accused 2 who had exhorted Accused 1 to shoot deceased dead with the firearm. Hence, it was held that Accused…

Manner in which is required to be done: In this case of murder by shooting from pistol, it was held that alleged involvement of appellant-accused and two other co-accused in the…

Causing injury(ies) to vital part of body which injury(ies) were the actual cause of death: In this case, death occurred six days after the injury(ies) were inflicted. It was held that…