Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 430 -- (Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.389) - Suspension of sentence during pendency of appeal against conviction - Directing accused to be present before Appellate Court or revisional Court would not be warranted after an order for suspension of sentence has been passed and bail granted...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Quashing of proceedings - Court at the stage of considering application u/s 482 Cr.P.C. cannot embark upon a roving trial as to reliability, genuineness or otherwise correctness of allegations made in FIR and materials collected during investigation by investigating officer...........
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3(1)(r), (s), Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Offence u/s 3(1)(r), (s) of the Act - Quashing of proceedings - Alleged incident occurred near graveyard situated in village which comes within public place and public view - Therefore, prima facie offence established u/s 3(1)(r),..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151 -- Additional evidence - At the stage of arguments - Documents sought are certain original title deeds of other defendants - Since these documents are in custody of plaintiff and he could trace it now, denying him opportunity to produce these documents as evidence, would certainly affect his very case filed for claim of mortgage -..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 1, Rule 10 -- Impleadment of a party - Suit for recovery of possession and arrears of rent - Lis only between plaintiff and defendant - Plaint nowhere contains any submissions or allegations against petitioner nor any relief has been prayed for against her - Petitioner sought his impleadment on the basis of ownership over suit property -..........
Succession Act, 1925, Section 372 -- Succession certificate - Dispute regarding status of legally wedded wife - Rival claims - Parallel comprehensive suit for partition pending - It is not appropriate for High Court to decide status of parties in a summary proceeding - Parties to establish their legal status through evidence in the pending civil suit - Based on the decree..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 313(1)(b) -- Examination of accused - In a warrants trial, it is duty of Court to put all material before accused, which is found to be against him while recording evidence of PWs - This could have been dispensed only in a summons case and not in a warrants case and if Court fails in its duty to put across material, which came against..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 8, Rule 9 -- Additional written statement - If parties to suit failed or omitted to state certain facts or certain facts came to their knowledge at a later point of time in such circumstances, Court can grant leave U.O.8.R.9 CPC to file subsequent pleadings...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 8, Rule 9 -- Additional written statement - Additional Written Statement sought to be filed by defendant is belated and nothing but reiteration of original Written Statement with one new plea which is not only inconsistent, but would not be helpful to case of defendant in any manner - Defendant cannot seek to raise a new plea inconsistent..........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 368 -- Unsoundness of mind of accused - Petitioner asserted that he is suffering from serious psychiatric ailment - However, medical board opined that petitioner was not presently of unsound mind, not intellectually disabled and was capable of withstanding Court proceedings - Trial Court proceeded with trial relying upon..........
