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I P C

Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Section 85 – Murder of Wife – Act of pouring kerosene – Influence of liquor -HELD merely establishing that his mind was affected by drink so that he more readily gave way to some violent passion, does not rebut the presumption that a man intends the natural consequences of his acts

Dec 14, 2019 sclaw

  SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH SURAJ JAGANNATH JADHAV — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA — Respondent ( Before : Ashok Bhushan and M. R. Shah, JJ. )…

I P C

Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Sections 302 and 323 – Murder – Acquittal – It appears from the records that the respondent as under trial had undergone 2 years 8 months 11 days of custody and after his conviction on 24.01.1995 by the Sessions Judge he remained in custody till 18.11.2006 completing 11 years 9 months 26 days. Thus, he has undergone total custody of 14 years 6 months 7 days – Not consider the present a fit case to interfere – Appeal dismissed.

Dec 11, 2019 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH — Appellant Vs. AMARLAL — Respondent ( Before : Ashok Bhushan and Navin Sinha, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal No. 251…

I P C

Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Sections 147, 148, 149, 302 and 452 – Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) – Sections 157 and 173(2) – Murder – Appeal against conviction and Sentence – Medical evidence fully supports the ocular evidence and there is virtually no contradiction – Version of the two eye witnesses with regard to the injuries caused by the fire arms and sharp edged weapons, find corroboration from the medical report- Appeal dismissed Dt 11.12.2019

Dec 11, 2019 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH RAMJI SINGH AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH — Respondent ( Before : Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Deepak Gupta, JJ.…

I P C

Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Section 304B and Section 498A – Evidence Act, 1872 – Section 113A – Cruelty – Suicide – Presumption – Merely because an accused is found guilty of an offence punishable under Section 498A of the IPC and the death has occurred within a period of seven years of the marriage, the accused cannot be automatically held guilty for the offence punishable under Section 306 of the IPC by employing the presumption under Section 113A of the Evidence Ac

Nov 26, 2019 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH GURJIT SINGH — Appellant Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB — Respondent ( Before : Navin Sinha and B.R. Gavai, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal Nos. 1492-1493…

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Direct Taxation Income Tax Act

Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 36(1)(viii) — Interpretation of “derived from” vs. “attributable to” — The phrase “derived from” connotes a requirement of a direct, first-degree nexus between the income and the specified business activity (providing long-term finance) — It is judicially settled that “derived from” is narrower than “attributable to,” thus excluding ancillary, incidental, or second-degree sources of income — If income is even a “step removed” from the core business, the nexus is broken (Paras 14, 15, 20, 33).

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Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace

Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act) — Section 11 — Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) — Jurisdiction against employee of different department — The ICC constituted at the workplace/department of the “aggrieved woman” has jurisdiction to entertain and inquire into a complaint of sexual harassment against a “respondent” who is an employee of a different department/workplace — The phrase “where the respondent is an employee” in Section 11 refers to a procedural condition (directing the ICC to apply the service rules applicable to the respondent as an employee) rather than a jurisdictional constraint limiting a particular ICC to hear the complaint. (Paras 2, 25, 27, 36-46, 72(i))

Dec 11, 2025 sclaw
Arbitration

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(4) — Appointment of Arbitrator — Existence of Arbitration Agreement — Non-Signatory/Third Party — The Referral Court (Appointing Authority) is required to inspect and scrutinize the dealings between the parties to prima facie examine the existence of an arbitration agreement, including whether a non-signatory is a “veritable party” to the agreement. (Paras 24, 25, 27, 28, 35)

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Cr P C

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of First Information Report (FIR) — Abuse of process of law — When civil dispute is masked as criminal complaint — Allegations in FIR (claiming criminal conspiracy, forcible occupation, and caste abuse) found inconsistent with contemporaneous civil suit filed by the informant regarding the same property and on the same day — Suit’s cause of action traced to earlier dates and did not mention the specific criminal incident alleged in the FIR — Absence of relief to set aside primary sale deeds in the suit suggests the criminal allegations are an afterthought or exaggerated — FIR quashed as a clear abuse of the process of law. (Paras 3, 6, 8, 9, 10)

Dec 10, 2025 sclaw