Tag: The Indian Penal Code
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Extra Territorial Jursidiction of IPC – S.4 IPC, S188 CrPC
Supreme Court of India Ajay Agarwal vs Union Of India And Ors on 5 May, 1993 Equivalent citations: 1993 AIR 1637, 1993 SCR (3)…
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On Re-investigation 173(8) CrPC
Comment : A landmark decision on powers of further investigation and how in the fitness of things – the police should inform the magistrate…
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Intention to defraud/cheat at time of making of contract essential to make out cheating.
Comment : In this case the Court was faced with a situation where a complainant prosecuted the vendors in an agreement to sell that he…
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Rape – Consent & False Promise of Marriage
Comment : This case concerned a case of RAPE & CHEATING. The Court negatived the prosecution version that the girl gave in to the…
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Liability of Pledgee for Criminal Breach of Trust
Comment : In this case the court held a bank liable for criminal breach of trust where it misappropriated the govt. securities pledged with it…
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Kidnapping and Abduction are distinct offences.
Comment : In this case the accused was charged u/ss 363 & 366 – later on trial it became apparent on evidence that the…
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A Case on outraging the modesty of a woman & Rape.
A Case on outraging the modesty of a woman & Rape. Supreme Court of India Raju Pandurang Mahale vs State Of Maharashtra And…
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Conviction u/s 306 IPC in absence of a charge to the effect.
Comments : In this case the court held that even though no specific charge u/s 306 is framed – the accused can be convicted…
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Women convicted of murder on jumping in well with children…
Comment : In this case a women driven to despair and torture jumped into a well with her three children, was convicted u/s 300 (4)…
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Transmigration of motive/Transfer of Malice – S.299/300/301 IPC
Comment : A case where a person shoots to kill his adversary but ends up killing his wife – is convicted of murder…