Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 7, 13(1)(d), 13(2), 12, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 161 -- Illegal gratification - Reduction of sentence - Trap was laid for about 24 years back - During interregnum period accused have suffered a lot by way of facing departmental proceedings and have superannuated by now - Sentence of accused reduced from 2 years R.I to 1..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 5, 12 -- Marriage in contravention of S.5 of the Act - Marriage is null and void - It does not require any order of Court to say that marriage is null and void - To get a declaration to that effect is optional...........
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, Section 12, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 120B, 34 -- Juvenile - Bail - Murder - No reliable and credible evidence of involvement of accused in murder - Even no reasonable ground exist for believing that after being released on bail, accused is likely to come in association with known and unknown..........
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, Section 12, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201 -- Juvenile - Bail - Murder - Report of probation officer loses significance, as juvenile is normal and parents of juvenile are willing to reform their child - No supporting material giving rise to possibility of minor falling into company of known criminal..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 363, 366, 376, 343, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 3, 4, 11(5), (12), 17, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3 -- Anticipatory bail - Kidnapping and rape - Prosecutrix not supported prosecution case - Co-accused..........
Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Section 12 -- Domestic violence - Once act of domestic violence is committed, subsequent decree of divorce does not absolve husband from the offence committed or to deny the benefit to which the aggrieved person is entitled under the Act including monetary relief u/s 20, Child Custody u/s 21, Compensation u/s 22 and..........
Haryana Ceiling on Lands Holdings Act, 1972, Section 8, Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953, Section 12 -- Determination of tenants permissible area - Sale deeds executed before the cut-off date - To be excluded for the purpose of determination of tenants permissible area...........
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, Section 12 -- Contempt of Court/judiciary - Actions of judge/contemnor constitute contempt of Supreme Court and of judiciary of gravest nature - Punishment of 6 months imposed on contemnor - Contemnor shall not perform any administrative or judicial functions - Since incident of contempt includes public statements and publication of orders..........
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, Section 12 -- Contempt of Court - Violation of orders passed by Supreme Court and High Court - Orders of restraints as passed by High Court is violated by respondents and by not disclosing full particulars of assets, orders of Supreme Court is also violated - Supreme Court dealing with very same cause in which orders of restraint were passed..........
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, Section 12 -- Contempt of Court - Orders of restraints as passed by High Court is violated by respondents - High Court restraining respondents from alienating any assets - Properties which is future or subsequent to orders had come in the hands or control of concerned respondents would be covered by such orders - Consequently, funds which came..........
