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Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 – Sections 34 and 37 – Curative petition – The Court found that the arbitral tribunal’s decision was not perverse or irrational and that the CMRS certificate did not conclusively prove that defects were cured within the cure period – The Court emphasized the tribunal’s domain to interpret the contract and the limited scope of judicial interference in arbitral awards – The Supreme Court concluded that the curative petition was maintainable and that there was no miscarriage of justice in restoring the arbitral award. Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Section 302, read with 34 – Murder – The Supreme Court found that the High Court did not properly address whether the Trial Court’s acquittal was a plausible conclusion from the evidence – The Supreme Court emphasized that the burden of proof lies with the prosecution and that the accused do not have to prove their innocence unless there is a statutory reverse onus – The Supreme Court concluded that the evidence did not warrant overturning the acquittal, as the Trial Court’s view was possible and not perverse. Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Section 302 – Murder – Dispute over a blocked pathway – The Court found no evidence of provocation by the deceased that would justify the appellants’ brutal attack, nor any exercise of the right to private defence – The Court applied principles from previous judgments to determine the lack of private defence and the presence of intention to cause harm – The Supreme Court concluded that the appellants’ actions were not in self-defence and that their intention was to inflict harm, affirming the lower courts’ decisions. Consumer Law – Insurance Act, 1938 – Section 45 – Policy not to be called in question on ground of mis-statement after two years – The Court found no suppression of material facts and criticized the NCDRC for not requiring proper evidence from the respondent – The judgment discusses the principles of ‘uberrimae fidei’ (utmost good faith) and the burden of proof in insurance contracts – The Court concluded that the insurance company failed to prove the alleged suppression of facts, thus the repudiation was unjustified. Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Section 302 read with 34 and 120B – Murder – The Court found that the prosecution failed to establish that the discovery of the body was solely based on the appellants’ statements and that the chain of evidence was incomplete – The Court applied the principles for circumstantial evidence, emphasizing that the circumstances must fully establish the guilt and exclude all other hypotheses – The Supreme Court concluded that the prosecution did not prove the case beyond reasonable doubt, leading to the acquittal of the appellants.

(IPC) – S 302/34 – Murder – Common intention- HELD the evidence available on record was not looked into as the witnesses had already been exposed to the accused in the police station – After all, the test identification parade is only a part of an investigation, and therefore, nothing more can be attached to it – Acquittal

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISON BENCH SHISHPAL @ SHISHU — Appellant Vs. THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) — Respondent ( Before : Abhay S. Oka and M.M. Sundresh, JJ. )…

Last seen theory – When the last seen theory is found to be not true, there has to be much more concrete and clinching evidence to implicate the accused. HELD when a large number of persons were available near the dead body, it is incomprehensible as to how all of them refused to sign the documents prepared by the police – Order of conviction is set aside.

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISON BENCH RAVI SHARMA — Appellant Vs. STATE (GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI) AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : Abhay S. Oka and M.M. Sundresh,…

Accused has failed to explain the aforesaid incriminating material/circumstances found against him namely the purchase of pesticides by him, prior to the occurrence and that the very bottle of pesticide which was purchased by him was found from the place of occurrence – Conviction and sentence id upheld.

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISON BENCH HAJABHAI RAJASHIBHAI ODEDARA — Appellant Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT — Respondent ( Before : M. R. Shah and B.V. Nagarathna, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal…

Consumer Protection Act, 1986 Section 27 A -HELD we are inclined to set aside the orders passed and dismiss the complaint. As there is no vicarious liability that can be fastened on the appellant and the appellant’s role cannot be stretched to the policy decision of the Republic of Philippines, the appeal stands allowed.

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISON BENCH HCMI EDUCATION — Appellant NARENDRA PAL SINGH — Respondent ( Before : Abhay S. Oka and M.M. Sundresh, JJ. ) Civil Appeal No. 2481…

NDPS bail – material placed on record nothing of any contraband article has been recovered from the respondent or from any place under his exclusive control. This factor further adds on to the doubt as to whether the respondent had at all been indulgent in narcotics or any contraband?

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISON BENCH STATE OF WEST BENGAL — Appellant Vs. RAKESH SINGH @ RAKESH KUMAR SINGH — Respondent ( Before : Dinesh Maheshwari and Aniruddha Bose, JJ.…

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