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I P C

Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.304 Part-II–Culpable Homicide not amounting to Murder-Essential Ingredients-In order to bring the case within Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC, the following conditions enumerated therein must be satisfied: (i) The act must be committed without premeditation in a sudden fight in the heat of passion; (ii) upon a sudden quarrel; (iii) without the offender’s having taken undue advantage; and (iv) the accused had not acted in a cruel or unusual manner.

Jun 28, 2019 sclaw

2019(2) Law Herald (SC) 1487 : 2019 LawHerald.Org 948 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hontde Mrs. Justice R. Banumathi Honble Mr. Justice R. Subhash Reddy Criminal Appeal No.…

I P C

Rape—False promise to marry—If it is established and proved that from very beginning the accused who gave the promise to the prosecutrix to marry, did not have any intention to marry and the prosecutrix gave the consent for sexual intercourse on such an assurance by the accused that he would marry her; such a consent by the prosecutrix would not be an excuse for the offender Rape—False promise to marry—Merely because the accused had married with another lady and/or even the prosecutrix has subsequently married, is no ground not to convict the accused

May 19, 2019 sclaw

2019(2) Law Herald (SC) 1097 : 2019 LawHerald.Org 825 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao Hon’ble Mr. Justice M. R. Shah Criminal Appeal…

I P C

“……that the courts at the place where the wife takes shelter after leaving or driven away from the matrimonial home on account of acts of cruelty committed by the husband or his relatives, would, dependent on the factual situation, also have jurisdiction to entertain a complaint alleging commission of offences under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code.”

Apr 10, 2019 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH RUPALI DEVI — Appellant Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Ranjan Gogoi, CJI, L. Nageswara Rao and Sanjay…

I P C

Murder—Common Intention—Acquittal—Mere fact that accused appellants caught hold of deceased facilitating the other accused   r persons to come with a sharp edged weapon and gave blows, it cannot be said that the accused appellants shared common intention with the other accused persons.

Apr 6, 2019 sclaw

  2019(1) Law Herald (SC) 723 : 2019 LawHerald.Org 705 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi Criminal Appeal No(s).…

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Cr P C

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