Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Dishonour of cheque - Quashing of proceedings at threshold - Court is required to examine whether allegations made in complaint along with materials in support thereof make out a prima facie case to proceed against accused or not - In exceptional circumstances, Court may take..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - There is no enabling provision in Cr.P.C for entertaining an application for amendment of complaint...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 38, Rule 5 -- Furnishing security in lieu of attachment - Security/surety bond furnished stands as substitute for attachment - Purpose of such security is to ensure satisfaction of decree in the event suit is ultimately decreed - Merely because suit has been decreed does not render security bond otiose or unenforceable - What comes to an..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 38, Rule 5 -- Furnishing security in lieu of attachment - Once suit is decreed security furnished pursuant to an order U.O.38.R.5 CPC survives and enures to the benefit of DH - At the stage of execution liability of surety arises in terms of bond furnished by him...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 145 -- Surety - S.145 CPC specifically empowers Executing Court to execute decree against a person who has become liable as a surety for performance of decree - For this purpose, such surety is deemed to be a party to proceedings and execution can be levied against him to the extent of his liability under bond...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 8 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Motive - Appellant needed money to get his jeep back and for this purpose he looted tractor by killing driver to arrange money - However, there is no further evidence on record to prove that after looting tractor and committing alleged murder of deceased he has..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Last seen theory - Prosecution from testimonies of PW18 and PW20 has been able to prove that deceased was last seen alive in the company of appellant and co-accused on the evening of day before death of deceased - Accused persons took deceased along with them on the pretext of fetching cable..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Interim maintenance - Directions issued in Rajnesh Vs Neha apply to proceedings for interim maintenance also...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Interim maintenance - Payable from the date of filing of application for interim maintenance...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 7, Rule 11 -- Rejection of plaint - Contentious issues - Can only be ascertained after parties lead evidence - Application rejected...........