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Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) – Sections 195 and 340 – Perjury – Making of false statement in court of Rent Controller – Though Rent Controller discharges quasi-judicial functions, he is not a Court, as understood in conventional sense and he cannot make complaint under Section 340 Cr.P.C

Jun 26, 2017 sclaw

AIR 2012 SC 466 : (2012) 1 RCR(Criminal) 195 : (2011) 2 RCR(Rent) 616 : (2011) 13 SCALE 137 : (2012) 2 SCC 60 : (2012) AIRSCW 730 :…

Acquittal Dying Declaration

Penal Code, 1860, Section 302—Evidence Act, 1872, Section 32—Murder—Dying Declaration—Principles governing dying declaration—Summed up

Jun 21, 2017 sclaw

2007(4) LAW HERALD (SC) 3246 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice R.V. Raveendaran The Hon’ble Mr. Justice B.Sudershan Reddy Criminal Appeal No.1315 of 2005…

Acquittal

Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Sections 302/34 – Murder – Circumstantial evidence – Prosecution is to prove all links in the chain by leading evidence – Prosecution case that another person involved in the case, whose name never figured during investigation, was not arrested – Evidence of “last seen” with deceased not trustworthy for the reason that a businessman would not ordinarily go to a small shop to take tea with a rickshaw puller

Jun 18, 2017 sclaw

AIR 2006 SC 2242 : (2006) CriLJ 2920 : (2006) 11 JT 298 : (2006) 5 SCALE 467 : (2006) 10 SCC 182 : (2006) 2 SCR 881 Supp…

Acquittal

Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Section 302 – Murder – Acquittal by High Court – Appeal by informant – Neither I.O. nor doctor examined – No reason indicated therefor

Jun 17, 2017 sclaw

AIR 2009 SC 93 : (2009) CriLJ 367 : (2008) 11 JT 464 : (2008) 13 SCALE 389 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA KAPIL DEO SINHA — Appellant Vs. KIRANDEO…

Acquittal

Murder—Gunshot—Even though deceased and his companion were unarmed; use of fire arm by appellant in murderous assault on him would be covered in self defence—Accused Acquitted. c

Jun 10, 2017 sclaw

2017(1) Law Herald (SC) 400 : 2017 LawHerald.Org 670 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDJA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.A. Bobde The Hon’ble Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao Criminal…

Acquittal Dowry Death

Dowry Death– Factum of unnatural death in the matrimonial home and that too within seven years of marriage ipso facto not sufficient to bring home the charge.

Jun 5, 2017 sclaw

2016(5) Law Herald (P&H) 3796 (SC) : 2016 LawHerald.Org 2060 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dipak Misra The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitava Roy Criminal…

Acquittal

Abetment to Suicide—There was no reference or disclosure of any specific incident in support thereof in Suicide note—Accused acquitted.

Jun 4, 2017 sclaw

2016(5) Law Herald (P&H) 3845 (SC) : 2016 LawHerald.Org 2354 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dipak Misra The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitava Roy Criminal…

Acquittal

Extra Martial Affair—Not a ground itself to prove cruelty to wife and abetment to suicide by wife.

Jun 4, 2017 sclaw

2016(5) Law Herald (P&H) 3829 (SC) : 2016 LawHerald.Org 2173 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dipak Misra The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitava Roy Criminal…

Acquittal

Murder—Medical Opinion—The absence of definite medical opinion about the homicidal death of the deceased is a serious set back to the prosecution. Murder—Death of wife in house—In absence of any persuasive evidence to hold that at the relevant time the appellant (husband) was present in the house, it would also be impermissible to cast any burden on him.

Jun 4, 2017 sclaw

2016(5) Law Herald (P&H) 3816 (SC) : 2016 LawHerald.Org 2353 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitava Roy…

Acquittal

Murder—Gun Shot—Acquittal—Merely the seizure of gun and cartridges from the appellant and exchange of heated words between the rival groups on the morning of the same day cannot establish the guilt of accused beyond reasonable doubt. Murder—Gun Shot—Ballistic Report—Acquittal—Report did not gave categoric findings that bullet fired was from the gun/fire arm recovered—Accused Acquitted,

Jun 3, 2017 sclaw

2016(5) Law Herald (P&H) 3764 (SC) : 2016 LawHerald.Org 1968 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri The Hon’ble Mr. Justice N.V. Ramana Criminal…

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Under Rule 17, CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972, prior contractual service counts towards pension upon subsequent regularisation, subject to the employee opting to refund/forgo specified monetary benefits.

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I B C

Service of an IBC Section 8 demand notice upon Key Managerial Personnel at the Corporate Debtor’s registered office constitutes valid service on the company, emphasizing substance over technical form.

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Cr P C

High Court’s inherent power to quash criminal proceedings precludes conducting a ‘mini trial’ by assessing evidence credibility; consistency requires acknowledging coordinate bench decisions involving co-accused.

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Cr P C

Quashing FIR under 482 CrPC impermissible when complaint prima facie discloses cognizable offences; allegations accepted true, investigation not thwarted based on delay, civil suit, or witness status if complicity alleged.

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