Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 50 -- Arrest - Grounds of arrest must be provided to arrestee in terms of Art. 22(1) of Constitution - However, mode of furnishing such grounds of arrest, shall depend upon statutory prescription, if any and in the absence of any prescription of furnishing written grounds of arrest, arresting authority must ensure compliance of..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 8, Rule 6A -- Counter claim - Defendant as per O.8.R.6-A(1) CPC may assert any right or claim against plaintiff before filing of written statement, even if such cause of action is unrelated to plaintiff's suit - Only limitation is that counter-claim must lie within pecuniary jurisdiction of Court...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 14, Rule 5 -- Framing of additional issues - Issues regarding valuation and pecuniary jurisdiction of Court - Defendants who filed written statement had not raised issue of pecuniary jurisdiction and participated in proceedings - They have not produced any documents to substantiate that classification of land is not agricultural land and..........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 73 -- Comparison of signatures by Court - Disputed signature is of the year 2016 and admitted signatures is of the year 2019 - Trial Court could have summoned some other documents which are admittedly signed by petitioner in the year 2016 or send the available signatures on vakalath and written statement to be compared with disputed signatures -..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 7, Rule 11, Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 2, Rule 2 -- Rejection of plaint - Unless petitioner pleads bar U.O.2.R.2 CPC in his written statement and an issue in this regard is framed and adjudicated upon, it is not possible without any evidence to conclude that suit is barred U.O.2.R.2 CPC...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151, Order 9, Rule 7 -- Ex parte order - Setting aside - Petitioner was served with summons in the suit and he had made appearance through his counsel in 2016 - Thereafter, there is failure to file written statement and petitioner was set ex parte - Petitioner had an opportunity to file written statement after receiving summons in suit..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 11, Rule 1(10), Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 7, Rule 14 -- Production of additional documents - Commercial dispute - Financial statements that defendants want to place reliance upon were not disclosed at the time of filing written statement in Oct 2022 - Explanation that audited financial statements were concluded only in Dec 2023 was..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406, 506, 34, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Offence u/Ss.498-A, 406, 506, 34 IPC and 3, 4 DPA - Quashing of proceedings - Delayed FIR lodged without providing any satisfactory explanation - Complainant gave inconsistent versions in written complaint and in statement recorded..........
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, Section 77, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Offence u/s 77 JJ Act - Quashing of proceedings - Neither allegations related to S.77 JJ Act is corroborated by medical or psychological evidence nor allegation is sufficient according to written complaint and statement u/Ss. 161 and 164 Cr.P.C -..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of written statement - Suit for specific performance - Suit is at its final stage and is fixed for arguments - Nothing substantial was being sought to be incorporated by way of amendment - There is no merit in the application - Application rightly dismissed...........
