Indian Penal Code

In connection with the FIR registered by the girl's father, eight persons were arrested for the offences punishable under Sections 302/364-A/376/216 read with section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

The appellant was convicted by the First Additional Sessions Judge, Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh, under Section 376(1) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and was awarded seven years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5000, in default whereof to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for 1 year.

The Delhi High Court has acquitted a man convicted under Section 4 of the POCSO Act, dealing with punishment for penetrative sexual assault, on the grounds of inconsistencies in the statement made by the prosecutrix.

The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction & life-term imprisonment of four in a murder case of a coolie while stating that findings of trial court leading to acquittal are perverse and erroneous, it is always open for appellate court to reverse such findings on reappreciation of evidence on record.

The counsel appearing for petitioners submitted that the parties has compromised the matter, and no purpose will be served by keeping the proceedings alive, therefore FIR and other proceedings may be quashed and set aside.

The bench also directed Umair that after the completion of one month, a certificate from Gurdwara Bangla Sahib be also filed to show compliance to the order.

Akhtar had filed a private complaint against Ranaut under Sections 499 and 500 (defamation) of the Indian Penal Code in November last year.

During the pendency of the criminal appeal, the parties have entered into a compromise and they decided to live happily as husband and wife under one roof with their minor son Shiva, aged about 18 years.

The Delhi High Court has said, in crimes which seriously endangers the well being of society, it is not safe to leave the crime doer only because he and victim have settled the dispute amicably, while dismissing petition seeking quashing of FIR by a Muslim man who married a Hindu woman allegedly hiding his real identity.

The judgment was pronounced by a single-judge bench led by Justice Vibhu Bakhru on the appeal against the order of the trial court which had convicted the appellants for the offences punishable under Section 109 read with Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code.