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Indian Penal Cods, 1860, S.304 Part l-Culpable Homicide-Gun Shot-Sudden fight-One eye witness and two injured witnesses-The Court finds that it is a case where the conviction deserves to be upheld, but the sentence needs to be reduced to six years and fine amounting to Rs. 7,000 – Appeals stand allowed

Jan 26, 2018 sclaw

(2017) 99 ACrC 644 : (2017) 173 AIC 55 : (2017) 4 AICLR 18 : (2017) AIR(SCW) 1959 : (2017) 3 AIRJharR 243 : (2017) AIR(SC) 1959 : (2017) 2…

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Murder —Common object to commit a murder cannot be inferred only on the basis that the weapons carried by the accused were dangerous.

Jan 13, 2018 sclaw

(2017) 98 ACrC 975 : (2017) 171 AIC 49 : (2017) 2 AICLR 480 : (2017) AIR(SCW) 2827 : (2017) AIR(SC) 2827 : (2017) 1 AllCrlRulings 670 : (2017) ALLMR(Cri)…

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Acid Attack–Reduction in Sentence—Crime of this nature does not deserve any kind of clemency—It is collectively intolerable.

Dec 30, 2017 sclaw

(2017) 99 ACrC 947 : (2017) 174 AIC 250 : (2017) 2 AICLR 622 : (2017) AIR(SCW) 1166 : (2017) AIR(SC) 1166 : (2017) 1 AllCrlRulings 1029 : (2017)…

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Culpable Homicide—Sudden Fight— When and if there is intent and knowledge, then the same would be a case of Section 304 Part I IPC and if it is only a case of knowledge and not the intention to cause murder and bodily injury, then the same would be a case of Section 304 Part II IPC

Dec 30, 2017 sclaw

(2017) 99 ACrC 303 : (2017) 172 AIC 195 : (2017) 2 AICLR 541 : (2017) AIR(SCW) 1150 : (2017) AIR(SC) 1150 : (2017) AllSCR(Crl) 321 : (2017) 1 AndhLD(Criminal)…

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-Culpable Homicide–Murder–Sudden Fight–The help of Exception 4 can be invoked if death is caused (a) without premeditation, (b) in a sudden fight; (c) without the offender’s having taken undue advantage or acted in a cruel or unusual manner; and (d) the fight must have been with the person killed–To bring a case within Exception 4 all the ingredients mentioned in it must be found–Penal Code, 1860, Section 300 Exception 4 and Section 304 Part I.

Dec 14, 2017 sclaw

2008(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 423 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dr. Arijit Pasayat The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Aftab Alam Appeal (crl.) 12 of 2008 …

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Common intention–Section 34 IPC is applicable even if no injury has been caused by the particular accused himself and it is not necessary to show some overt act on part of accused.

Nov 6, 2017 sclaw

2008(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 244 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Arijit Pasayat The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Aftab Alam Criminal Appeal No. 1695 of 2007…

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Culpable Homicide–No premeditation or preplan on part of appellant to cause death of deceased and appellant delivered single blow with sickle, provision of Section 304 Part II would apply.

Nov 1, 2017 sclaw

2008(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 113 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice C.K. Thakker The Hon’ble Mr. Justice J.M. Panchal Appeal (crl.) 79 of 2006 Chinnathaman…

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Gun Shot Injury–Ballistic expert report–Where direct evidence is of such an unimpeachable character, and the nature of injuries, disclosed by post-mortem notes is consistent with the direct evidence, the examination of Ballistic Expert may not be regarded as essential.

Oct 21, 2017 sclaw

2008(1) Law Herald (SC) 24 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice P.P. Naolekar The Hon’ble Mr. Justice D.K. Jain Appeal (crl.) 35 of 2006…

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Framing of charges–Even strong suspicion founded on material which leads the court to form a presumptive opinion as to the existence of the factual ingredients constituting the offence alleged would justify the framing of charge against the accused in respect of the commission of that offence. Cruelty to wife–Not even a whisper of wilfull conduct of appellants of harassment of the complainant at their hands with a view to coercing her to meet any unlawful demand by then so as to attract Section 498-A IPC–Proceedings quashed.

Oct 21, 2017 sclaw

2008(1) Law Herald (SC) 8 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ashok Bhan The Hon’ble Mr. Justice D.K. Jain Criminal Appeal No. 1716 of 2007…

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Criminal Trial–Gun shot injury–Time when weapon was fired–It is never possible to ascertain with any scientific accuracy the time when a weapon or cartridge was fired.

Oct 21, 2017 sclaw

2008(1) Law Herald (SC) 1 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.B. Sinha The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Harjit Singh Bedi Criminal Appeal No.…

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