Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 45 -- Dishonour of cheque - Comparison of signatures by handwriting expert - Plea of forged signatures raised in cross examination of complainant and in statement u/s 313 Cr.P.C. - Accused permitted to get his signatures examined by handwriting expert...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151, Order 26, Rule 10A -- Comparison of signatures sought during pendency of appeal - Contradictory statement in written statement - Signatures denied on agreement to sell but contradictory plea that he was ready and willing to execute sale deed - Held, once there is an admission of execution of agreement of sale by expressing that..........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 65B -- Electronic record - Non-production of certificate u/s 65B of the Act - Kidnapping for ransom - Comparison of chance prints with electronic retrieved record prints not supported by certificate u/s 65B of the Act - Requirement of producing certificate u/s 65-B of the Act is a procedural aspect and said requirement can be relaxed whenever..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Comparison of handwriting of accused on cheque - Accused disputed writing with which body of cheque was filled - However, accused admitted her signatures on cheque - Even if writing on body of cheque in question not found to be of accused by FSL, he cannot be given any leverage or benefit, particularly..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Recovery of hairs of accused from the hands of deceased does not inspire confidence, as report of FSL stated that no definite opinion could be drawn regarding comparison of hairs of exhibit sent - Recovery not proved...........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 65 -- Secondary evidence - Photocopy of documents for comparison of thumb-impression cannot be sent to Forensic Science Laboratory - But plaintiff shall be at liberty to produce on record the copy of written statement along with list of reliance of documents, in a suit for recovery, as an evidence, in support of the defence...........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 73 -- Disputed signatures - Comparison of disputed signatures with admitted signatures by Court - One disputed document cannot be used for comparison of signatures with another disputed signatures - Rather comparison of disputed signatures would be only useful when it is done with admitted signatures...........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 73 -- Disputed signatures - Comparison of disputed signatures with admitted signatures by Court - Signatures on Bank account opening form - Opening of Bank account is not disputed - However, there is none to certify or state that he saw deceased putting his signatures on said form - Said signatures on Bank account opening form therefore, cannot..........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 45, East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949, Section 13 -- Expert opinion - Eviction petition - Application filed by petitioner to give his specimen signatures for purpose of getting it compared from fingerprints expert dismissed - Petitioner has raised a categoric plea that he signs in English and does not sign in Punjabi - Once petitioner..........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 45, Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151, Order 26, Rule 10A -- Comparison of disputed signatures with admitted signatures - Genuineness of signatures - Challenging genuineness of Will amounts to challenging genuineness of signatures - When there is challenge to genuineness of Will it cannot be said that there is no challenge to genuineness..........
