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Place of Occurrence - Main Points and Insights
The occurrence often took place in a specific room or area within a house, sometimes away from the main or visible parts of the residence. For example, in ["STATE vs JAVED IQBAL AND ORS - Jammu and Kashmir"], the incident is said to have occurred in a different room while the victims were sleeping elsewhere, with the court noting, they were sleeping in a different room and they were staying in a room away from the room, in which the actual occurrence place. This suggests the incident happened in a secluded part of the house.
Timing of the occurrence is frequently stated as late at night or around midnight, which impacts the perception of the place's accessibility and the witnesses' ability to observe the event. ["Makru @ Makar Majhi VS State of West Bengal - Calcutta"] reports that the incident occurred at about 12 midnight and that the complainant explained the delay in lodging the FIR due to the late hour and heavy rain.
The precise location within the house or premises is sometimes corroborated by witnesses, but discrepancies exist. For example, ["JASSO VS STATE OF DELHI - Delhi"] mentions witnesses placing the incident in the house of Ram Prashad, with some witnesses noting the presence of multiple persons (fifteen to sixteen persons), though some witnesses were not examined, affecting the clarity of the exact place.
In cases like ["Babulley VS State of U. P. - Allahabad"], the witnesses describe the incident as happening near the house of the accused or in the vicinity, with statements such as the occurrence had taken place at about 11.00 A.M. or the incident took place in front of the house of appellant-Babulley, but some witnesses admit to limited visibility or memory issues, affecting the certainty of the exact location.
Several reports mention the scene of occurrence being in or near a house or a specific identifiable spot, such as near the house of Karansingh ["Kamal Singh VS State - Rajasthan"] or in the house of Ram Prashad ["JASSO VS STATE OF DELHI - Delhi"], indicating the incident's occurrence within residential premises.
Analysis and Conclusion
The main points indicate that the place of occurrence is generally within or around residential premises, often in less visible or secluded areas like backyards, rooms, or specific parts of a house. The timing, usually late at night or early morning, complicates eyewitness observation and contributes to discrepancies in testimonies.
Witness accounts vary in detail and clarity, with some witnesses providing precise locations and times, while others admit to poor memory or limited visibility, especially given the late hours. Discrepancies about the exact place are noted but are often considered minor or not material to the core facts, as in ["Makru @ Makar Majhi VS State of West Bengal - Calcutta"].
Overall, the place of occurrence is frequently identified as a part of the victim's residence or immediate surroundings, with the precise location sometimes corroborated by multiple witnesses but occasionally challenged by inconsistencies or lack of direct observation.
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In criminal investigations across India, the First Information Report (FIR) and mahazar (spot panchnama) are cornerstone documents. But what happens when they describe the place of occurrence differently? A common query arises: Place of occurrence in FIR one, mahazar place of occurrence two. Does this mismatch doom the prosecution's case? Generally, no—courts often view such variations as non-fatal if core facts hold up. This post dives into the legal nuances, drawing from judicial precedents and investigative practices.
The FIR, registered under Section 154 of the CrPC, captures the initial complaint. It's based on the informant's first-hand account, often recorded urgently. The place of occurrence here may be approximate—think near the brick room rather than precise coordinates. As courts note, the FIR is not an encyclopaedia and reflects available info at the time [
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took place, but they were sleeping in a different room. ... Thus, keeping in view the fact that the occurence is stated to have taken place at about 12 midnight have any opening leading to one another. ... time of occurence, they were staying in a room away from the room, in which the actual occurence place.
In his complaint, the P.W. 1 explained the delay in lodging the complaint, stating that the occurence of the incident took place very late at night and it was raining heavily at that time. When he lodged the complaint, he was accompanied by two other villagers. ... Bakshi, upon calculation of time from the deposition of P.W. 2 fixed the time of visit of P.W. 2 to the place of occurence to be 12.20 P.M. approximately, which is before the time the F.I.R. was actually recorded. ... Delay ....
This abrasion had taken place when the deceased neighbours of the deceased Thiru.Ganesan and Thiru.Kandhaswamy and eye witnesses present in scene of occurence ... The respondent Police had not altered the FIR stating the scene of occurrence, prepared Observation Mahazer, Rough Kaviyarasan and Maniarasan was brought by one Jeyaraman to the p style="position:absolute;white-space:pre
For example, whereas Ram Prashad has stated that the occurence had taken place at about 11. 00 A. M. the other witnesses had given the time of occurence as 1. 30 P. M. ... - We must not lose sight of the fact that the occurence took place in the house of Ram Prashad. Therefore, his wife was expected to be there. ... Bhane Ram also explains his presence at the scene of occurence by telling us that he too was attracted to the house of Ram Prashad by the noise emanating from that house. I....
The distance from his house to the place of occurence is not such which could have been seen clearly by him since he admits in his cross examination that his vision is blurred. He has also stated in his cross examination that it took him five to ten minutes to reach the place of occurence. ... Nothing in the cross-examination of the eye witness is able to cast even a shadow of doubt as regards the alleged place of occurence. ... She has also stated that the first information ....
It is stated that the petitioner went near the place were the informant was sleeping and assaulted him with dagger causing serious injuries to the informant. The occurence is said to have taken place in the night of the 6th/7th. June, 1975 at about midnight. ... Further with regard to p.w.8, it is stated in paragraph 8 of the petition that in court the witness stated that blood dropped on the ground where the occurence took place but the investigating officer did not find any blood anywhere. ... ... 8 ....
the time of occurence. ... The alleged occurence is stated to have taken place on 10.05.2018 and the petitioner was attending her office from 9.00 a.m to 02.30 p.m and she had finished her work at Anganwadi and thereafter, she had ... In view of the above, this Court is not inclined to quash the FIR in Crime No. 104 of 2018. ... It is seen from the First Information Report that there are specific allegation as against the petitioner, which has to be investigated. Further the ....
In his statement before the trial court, the appellant Harihar had denied to have gone to the place of occurence and according to him, the land in question did not belong to him. ... The two decisions of the Supreme Court, referred to above, have been distinguished in Willie (William) Slaney v. State of Madhya Pradesh.4 The question is one of prejudice. ... W .15 had investigated into the case after receipt of the first information report by the Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police (P.W.4). P.Ws.5 and 11 h....
The occurence took place near the house of Karansingh and his name is mentioned in the first information report. Thus it cannot be said that he could not be present at the spot. ... Ratan Singh lives not very far from the house of the deceased and that of Karan Singh where the occurence is said to have taken place. ... It was further argued that the first information report shows that there were as many fifteen to sixteen persons present on the spot before the occurence#HL_EN....
The occurence took place on 18.12.1989 at about 7 out his anger on the two ladies and took the life of one and caused place on 18.12.1989 that too over a matter concerning the refusal of the deceased ... The background of the occurence was that the appellant was supposedly in love with the grand-daughter of the deceased i.e. the p style="position
16. Analyzing the CDR of A2 Saji C George ( Cell No. 8086946951 who availed Vodafone connection and ported to Idea connection with his own ID Proof). He was present on 17-02-2019 in the place of occurence (Tower Dump). After the occurence, he moved to Panayal and reached there Panayal at 20:37:21 hours and then switched off his mobile under Panayal (Tower Dump). The Panayal tower is overlapping the place of Velutholi.
On 22.04.2008 about 12 noon, P.W.16 arrested the accused near a TASMAC shop at Manikkapuram Road, Palladam and on completion of investigation, filed a final report. P.W.15-Head Constable, on receipt of the complaint, registered a case in Crime No.323 of 2008 for the offence under Section 376 IPC and forwarded the same to P.W.16-Investigation Officer. P.W.16 proceeded to the place of occurence and observed the place of occurence and prepared Rough Sketch and Observation Mahazar, marked as Exs.P9 and P3 respectively.
Thus occurence of the incident at the place of occurence and death of the victim as a result of bullet injury in our opinion have been proved. If we go on the basis of evidence adduced by the prosecution, we find that the P.W. 1 and P.W. 3 have referred to a bullet hitting Ganesh Pal in their depositions whereas P.W. 4 who was also been examined as a spot witness has referred to hearing a sound followed by a broken glass hitting his forehead and death of one of the passengers, without any reference to a bullet injury. Now the question arises as to whether it was the appella....
The villagers had reached the place of occurence after it was over. She along with her brother and mother were alone at the time of the maarpit. The villagers had not seen the accused persons leaving the place of occurrence.
Presence Of Accused Ashok Kumar At The Place Of Occurence We are clearly of the view, therefore, that the prosecution party was an aggressor.
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