Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 36, 48 -- Arrest - Non-compliance of S.48 BNSS - Grounds of arrest have been detailed in arrest memo - Signature of an independent witness is present in notice - At the time of arrest, wife of accused was intimated about his arrest over telephone - Receipt of written notice containing details of grounds of arrest u/s 48..........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 36(3) -- Arrest - Signature of two witnesses are present on the arrest memo - However, there is no mention of their address - Unless contrary is shown, Court would prima facie proceed on the assumption that the same is in conformity with the requirements of S.36 BNSS...........
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 8, 20, 23 -- Contraband - Search and seizure - Consent letter as available in records indicate it to have been written in English and signed only by accused - However, evidence of PW1 indicates that consent letter was confronted to accused who recognized his signature - PW1 stated that he informed accused about..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151, Order 9, Rule 13 -- Ex parte divorce decree against husband - Setting aside - Service of summons - Manifest and explicit difference in writing as well as use of pens while mentioning endorsement of `receiving summons and copy of petition' as well as in writing and pen used for signatures allegedly shown to be of husband - When..........
Will -- Due execution - Plaintiff examined two attesting witnesses of Will - However none of these witnesses testified that they had seen executant affixing his signature or thumb mark to instrument of Will - They did not even state that each of them had signed instrument in the presence of executant - Due execution of Will was not proved...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Where drawer of a cheque intentionally appends a different signature on cheque, which does not match with his specimen signature available in bank, offence u/s 138 of the Act would be constituted against drawer...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139, 118 -- Dishonour of cheque - Presumption - Once signature and execution of cheque is admitted, a statutory presumption arises u/ss 139, 118 of the Act that cheque was issued in discharge of a debt or a liability - This presumption is rebuttable but burden lies on accused to adduce cogent evidence...........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 68, 69 -- Will - Attestation - If a document is required by law to be attested then it shall not be used as evidence until one attesting witness has been examined before Court for proving its execution if he is alive and capable of giving evidence - However, where no attesting witness can be found, then propounder of Will is bound to prove the..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Service of summons - Directions issued: (a) In all cases filed u/s 138 of the Act, service of summons shall not be confined through prescribed usual modes but shall also be issued dasti i.e. summons shall be served upon accused by complainant in addition; This direction is necessary as a large number of..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 13 -- Ex parte decree - Setting aside - Signature on summons not denied - Delay of 251 days in filing application for setting aside ex parte decree - Dismissal of application for not giving sufficient reasons - One opportunity must be given to petitioner to put forth his grievances before Court below - Ex-parte decree set aside..........
