Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 307, 323, 353, 186, 283, 188, 160, 148, 149, Arms Act, 1959, Section 25, 57, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3(1)(t), 3(2)(v) -- Prevention of Damage to Property Act, 2014, S.3 - Bail - Weapons of all the four accused were recovered and..........
Limitation Act, 1963, Section 5, Succession Act, 1925, Section 388(2) - - Delay of 74 days in filing appeal u/s 388(2) of Succession Act - Appeal delayed due to ill advice of counsel - Application for condonation of delay is supported by an affidavit which was not controverted by non-applicants - Delay of 74 days condoned - Application allowed...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 18, Rule 4, Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 19, Rule 3 -- Examination-in-chief by way of affidavit - Beyond pleadings - Trial of suit not to halt - Objection thereto has to be recorded and decided at the final stage - Cross examination too would be permitted, subject to the said objection(s)...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 18, Rule 4, Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 19, Rule 3 -- Examination-in-chief by way of affidavit - Affidavit in evidence can factually expand on a plea taken in the plaint - It can also support factual assertions made in the plaint but it cannot contradict or state facts which cannot be derived from the plaint - Practice of filing..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 18, Rule 4, Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 19, Rule 3 -- Examination-in-chief by way of affidavit - If any part of affidavit in evidence is objected to including the ground of mode of proof or admissibility, such objections can be recorded and subject to same being decided at the time of final adjudication, cross-examination could..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 19, Rule 3 -- Affidavit in evidence - Cannot contain matters of surmise, legal arguments or conjecture and cannot controvert pleadings on record of either party...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 145(2) -- Dishonour of cheque - Dismissal of application u/s 145(2) of the Act on the ground that no cross-examination of complainant was required - S.145(2) of the Act mandates that once application by accused is filed, Court is obliged to summon person who has given evidence on affidavit in terms of S.145(1) of the Act -..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 145(1) -- Dishonour of cheque - Evidence on affidavit - Evidence already given by complainant by way of affidavit is sufficient proof of offence - This evidence not required to be given again in terms of S.145(1) of the Act and has to be read during trial...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Cross-examination of complainant - Once complainant has brought forward his case by giving his affidavit about issuance of cheque, dishonour of cheque, issuance of demand notice etc., he can be cross-examined only if accused makes an application to Court as to, on what point he wants to cross examine..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 143, 145 -- Dishonour of cheque - Defence evidence - An accused who considers that he has a tenable defence and case against him was not maintainable, he can enter his plea on very first day of his appearance and file an affidavit in his defence evidence and if he is so advised, he can also file an application for recalling..........
