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April 2, 2025 9:31 am

Amendment to plaint—Allowed at belated stage—Since it would enable the Court to pin-pointedly consider the real dispute between the parties.

Apr 22, 2017 sclaw

2007(3) LAW HERALD (SC) 2226 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.B. Sinha The Hon’ble Mr. Justice P.K. Balasubramanyan Civil Appeal No. 2920 of…

Evidence Act

Evidence Act, 1872 – Section 24 – Extra judicial confession – Retraction – Admission by accused admitting killing the deceased – Subsequent statement before the Court pleading innocence does not amount retraction of confession.

Apr 16, 2017 sclaw

AIR 1998 SC 107 : (1998) CriLJ 89 : (1997) 8 JT 310 : (1997) 6 SCALE 315 : (1997) 8 SCC 158 : (1998) 1 UJ 101 SUPREME…

Evidence Act

Secondary Evidence—Only when conditions of Section prescribed in Section 65 are satisfied, documents can be admitted as secondary evidence.

Apr 14, 2017 sclaw

2007(2) LAW HERALD (SC) 1686 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dr. Arijit Pasayat The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta Civil Appeal No.…

Evidence Act Will & Succession

Admitted facts—Need not be proved—The Court was entitled to draw an inference that the same had been admitted. Partition—Family settlement—Not given its full effect—Finding that by purported settlement deed, joint family property had not been partitioned by meets and bounds—Finding held to be proper.

Apr 14, 2017 sclaw

2007(2) LAW HERALD (SC) 1651 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. B. Sinha The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Markandey Katju Civil Appeal No. 7061 of…

Evidence Act

Hostile Witness–Courts are entitled to rely upon a part of the testimony of a witness who has been permitted to be cross-examined by the prosecution.

Apr 12, 2017 sclaw

2007(2) LAW HERALD (SC) 1469 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.B. Sinha The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Markandey Katju Civil Appeal No. 1157 of…

Dying Declaration Evidence Act

Dying Declaration—Recorded by Head constable and not by a Magistrate—Admissible. Dying Declaration—Not in question and answer form but in narrative—Admissible. Recording of Statement—Murder—Non recording of statement of witnesses under Section 161, Cr.P.C.—Testimony of witnesses —Admissible.

Apr 12, 2017 sclaw

2007(2) LAW HERALD (SC) 1460 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice G.P. Mathur The Hon’ble Mr. Justice A.K. Mathur Criminal Appeal No. 244 of…

Evidence Act I P C

Confession–Confession of Co-accused is not an evidence—But if there is other evidence on which conviction can be based, then they can be referred to as lending assurance to the verdict.

Apr 9, 2017 sclaw

2007(2) LAW HERALD (SC) 1180 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.H. Kapadia The Hon’ble Mr. Justice B. Sudershan Reddy Criminal Appeal No. 372…

Evidence Act

Evidence Act, 1872 – Section 24 – Confession – Voluntariness – Determination – Voluntariness of confession can be determined as per facts and circumstances of each case – No hard and fast rule can be laid down in this respect.

Apr 9, 2017 sclaw

AIR 2007 SC 794 : (2007) CriLJ 1157 : (2006) 13 SCALE 386 : (2006) 10 SCR 977 Supp SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FRANCIS STANLY @ STALIN — Appellant…

Evidence Act

Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 115 — Estoppel by conduct

Apr 9, 2017 sclaw

AIR 1991 SC 1320 : (1993) 3 JT 692 : (1991) 2 SCC 419 Supp SUPREME COURT OF INDIA KRISHI UPAJ MANDI SAMITI — Appellant Vs. ASHOK SINGHAL AND…

Evidence Act

Evidence Act, 1872 – Section 3 – Child witness – Appreciation of – Evidence of such witness cannot be rejected per se – Court as a rule of prudence is required to consider it with close scrutiny

Apr 9, 2017 sclaw

AIR 2001 SC 482 : (2001) CriLJ 705 : (2001) 1 JT 230 : (2001) 1 SCALE 7 : (2001) 9 SCC 129 : (2001) 1 SCR 1 :…

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Cr P C

In a case involving cross-FIRs (alleging offences u/s 294(b), 323, 506(1) IPC) arising from a dispute between two practicing advocates pending since 2017, the Supreme Court, in the exercise of its jurisdiction under Article 142 of the Constitution, quashed the FIR against the appellants and also quashed the connected proceedings

Mar 29, 2025 sclaw

I P C

Conviction under Section 302 requires proof of premeditation or intention to kill; absence of such elements may lead to reduced charges, such as under Section 304 IPC, with sentencing considerations potentially based on time already served

Mar 25, 2025 sclaw

I P C

Mere presence at a crime scene, without evidence of an overt act or specific role, is insufficient to convict an individual as a member of an unlawful assembly, especially in cases involving large crowds and public disturbances

Mar 25, 2025 sclaw

Limitation

Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Extension of period of limitation in certain circumstances — Courts may liberally condone delays in appeals, especially by the State

Mar 25, 2025 sclaw

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