Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 7, 13(2), 13(1)(d) -- Illegal gratification - Demand and acceptance - Complainant himself had approached accused for seeking his help for a passport - Admittedly, out of Rs.1200 paid, Rs.1000 were towards passport fee and therefore was not bribe money - Demand for bribe is not supported by complainant and there was no reliable..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 39, Rule 1, 2 -- Temporary injunction - Suit for declaration and permanent injunction on basis of Will - For purposes of grant of interim injunction, it is sufficient that plaintiffs have a Will in their favour which prima facie establishes a case in their favour - Factum of veracity, authenticity and legality of Will is a matter of trial..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151 -- Additional evidence - Documents in question were not produced due to lapses on part of previously engaged counsel - Petitioner was compelled to engage new counsel - Litigant should not be made to suffer for lapses of his counsel - Moreover, a lis should be decided on merits rather on technicalities - One last opportunity is thus,..........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 102 -- Burden of proof - Suit for damages - Malicious prosecution - Burden of proof lies on plaintiff to show that he was maliciously prosecuted - It is upon plaintiff to show not only that defendant prosecuted him unsuccessfully but also that there was no reasonable and probable cause - Onus will shift to defendant after plaintiff adduces..........
Malicious prosecution -- Suit for damage - Plaintiff has not adduced any evidence apart from producing judgment of acquittal - Plaintiff failed to prove that prosecution was initiated against him without any reasonable or plausible cause and with an oblique motive - Thus, it may be a case of failed prosecution but cannot be labelled as that of malicious prosecution - Suit..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Transfer of investigation to CBI - Mere fact that case is based on circumstantial evidence or that petitioner has lost faith in local police by itself, cannot constitute sufficient ground for such transfer...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Transfer of investigation to CBI - Nothing on record to indicate that investigation has been carried out in violation of legal principles or that material evidence is being deliberately withheld or ignored - Merely because case put forth by petitioner has not been found to be true by Police, cannot be considered a cause, good..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 91, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 354, 354D, 509, 201, 204, Information Technology Act, 2000, Section 67 -- Preservation of call details record and electronic data - Data sought to show relationship between accused and complainant prior to registration of FIR - Even complainant admitted acquaintance with accused since April 2020 -..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 91, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 354, 354D, 509, 201, 204, Information Technology Act, 2000, Section 67 -- Preservation of call details record and electronic data - Time-sensitive data - Data sought to be preserved would inevitably be deleted within certain time frames and further some records sought including CDRs and CCTV..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 133, 138(2) -- Order passed u/ss 133, 138(2) Cr.P.C - Writ petition - There is no allegation with respect to violation of principles of natural justice - Even, petitioner could not establish her case with support of any documentary evidence, Court cannot go much beyond pleadings - Since order passed u/ss 133, 138(2) Cr.P.C after..........
