Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 372Proviso, 378 -- Dishonour of cheque - Appeal against acquittal - Person who files a complaint alleging offence u/s 138 of N.I Act has right to prefer appeal u/s 378 or S.372 proviso Cr.PC (S.419 and S.413 Proviso BNSS) - Since an appeal lies under Cr.P.C or BNSS, no proceeding by way..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125, Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, Section 20 -- Maintenance to major unmarried daughter - Major Hindu daughter is entitled to maintenance from her father u/s 20 HAMA as long as major daughter is unmarried and is unable to maintain herself out of her own earnings and property - Mere fact that no application is filed under..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 227, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304 -- Discharge - Offence u/s 304(Part I)PC - Postmortem report by itself cannot be made sole basis for discharge of accused...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 227, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304 -- Discharge - Offence u/s 304(Part I)PC - Fact as to whether version given by eye witnesses is correct or not in the light of post mortem report and opinion with regard to cause of death can be adjudicated upon only during trial - No other relevant material has been produced on record to..........
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 7, 17A, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 120B, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Offence u/s.7 PC Act and S.120B IPC - Quashing of FIR - Delay in obtaining prior approval u/s.17A PC Act - The investigation agency identified the petitioners as suspects on 2-8-2021, when they obtained search warrants against the..........
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 7, 17A, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 120B, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Offence u/s.7 PC Act and S.120B IPC - Quashing of FIR - Delay in obtaining prior approval u/s.17A PC Act - The investigation agency identified the petitioners as suspects on 2-8-2021, when they obtained search warrants against the..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 186 -- Offence u/s 186 IPC - S.186 IPC is a non-cognizable offence and in absence of ingredients of S.353 IPC (cognizable offence) disclosed in FIR, prior permission of Magistrate u/s 155(2) Cr.PC was necessary to register FIR - No such permission was obtained rendering registration of FIR and ensuing investigation bad in law - FIR quashed...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125, Family Courts Act, 1984, Section 7, 8, 20 -- Maintenance - Petitioner has never filed any matrimonial petition for annulment of his marriage with `S' either u/ss 11 or 12 of the Hindu Marriage Act and he has filed only a divorce petition under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act against `S' and it goes without saying that..........
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 17 -- Person authorised to investigate - Non-PC Act offences - Where investigation agency finds that offence under PC Act is not revealed, investigation shall end in report u/s 173(2) Cr.P.C revealing non-PC Act offences, and such report shall be submitted before a competent jurisdictional Magistrate to proceed further...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Loan transaction - Acknowledgment of loan by petitioner is well proved - Even issuance of cheque has not been challenged - Neither receipt of legal notice has been denied, nor was legal notice replied back by petitioner - Minor contradictions in deposition of PWs are inconsequential - Even mentioning of..........
