Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 143A, 148 -- Dishonour of cheque - Offence by Company - Signatory of cheque authorized by Company is not a `drawer of the cheque' u/s 148 of the Act, so as to empower the Appellate Court, in an appeal against conviction for an offence u/s 138 of the Act, to direct to deposit compensation of any sum u/s 148(1) of the Act...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 143A, 148 -- Dishonour of cheque - Appeal against conviction - Appellate Court in an appeal against conviction u/s 138 of the Act, could not place a condition to deposit an amount invoking the power u/s 148(1) of the Act, mechanically without considering whether the case falls within exceptional circumstances...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Offence u/s 498-A IPC - In the absence of legal marriage, no offence u/s 498-A IPC would get attracted against partner of a woman or against the partner's relatives, as the partner without a legal marriage would not occupy the status of husband...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Offence u/s 498-A IPC - Marriage between complainant and petitioner No.1 was null and void from the very beginning and same was declared as such subsequently - Offence u/s 498-A IPC not made out against petitioner No.1...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Cruelty - Quashing of FIR - Husband sought quashing of FIR on the ground that wife is not legally wedded wife as per proceedings u/s 125 Cr.P.C - However, findings in these proceedings do not have a binding effect on any other civil or criminal Court - Moreover, said issue is not to be..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 114, Order 47, Rule 1 -- Review - Review is permissible only when there is error apparent on the face of record i.e. error should be grave and palpable, and error must be such as would be apparent on mere looking of record, without requiring any long drawn process of reasoning and reappraisal of entire evidence for finding the error, as..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 114, Order 47, Rule 1 -- Review - Review application can be allowed only on: (i) discovery of new and important matter of evidence which, after exercise of due diligence, was not within the knowledge of person seeking review, or could not be produced by him at the time when the order was made, or (ii) when some mistake or error on the..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 307, 201 -- Triple murder case - Circumstantial evidence - Recovery of weapon of offence at the instance of accused - Recovery of hammer effected from a canal - Recovery panchnama shows that said hammer was having blood-stains which was packed in a bag which was put in water - Hammer was recovered from a place which is open and..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 307, 201 -- Triple murder case - Circumstantial evidence - Recovery of blood stained clothes of appellant - It is appellant who had informed police about the crime and he was present there, therefore, presence of blood-stains on his clothes cannot be said to be unnatural - However, recovery is from a place which is open and accessible..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 307, 201, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 8 -- Triple murder case - Circumstantial evidence - Motive - Solely on the basis of circumstance of motive, conviction cannot be based - Suspicion, however strong it may be, cannot take the place of proof beyond reasonable doubt - Prosecution failed to prove its case - Accused acquitted...........
