Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 13, Rule 3 -- Demarking of document - Unregistered and unstamped development agreement - Document in question is already admitted in evidence - No objection raised as to admitting said document as exhibit in evidence - It is thus, reasonable to leave admissibility of document open in respect of bar u/s 17 of Registration Act to raise their..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139, 118 -- Dishonour of cheque - Presumption - Once signature and execution of cheque is admitted, a statutory presumption arises u/ss 139, 118 of the Act that cheque was issued in discharge of a debt or a liability - This presumption is rebuttable but burden lies on accused to adduce cogent evidence...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 323, 341, 147, 148, 149 -- Murder - Medical evidence - Medical evidence presented is inconsistent with prosecution's narrative - Doctor/PW18 opined that deceased might have died due to excessive bleeding resulting from a fracture of left hip bone - However, prosecution has failed to produce any medical document or hospital record..........
Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 34, 39 -- Suit for declaration of title, recovery of possession and mandatory injunction - Advocate Commissioner visited the suit schedule property with Mandal Surveyor in the presence of both the parties and their counsels and Advocate Commissioner executed the warrant - Plaintiff not even identified his property in the presence of..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 4, 118 -- Pronote - Defendant not denied his signatures on Pronote and Receipt - Defence of defendant is that pronote is forged and fabricated - However, defendant admitted that he had not moved any complaint before any police authorities or any other higher authorities against plaintiff for alleged forgery and fabrication of..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 12, Rule 6 -- Judgment on admission - Petitioner sought to invoke summary jurisdiction of Court U.O.12.R.6 CPC by relying upon certain statements purportedly made by plaintiff in independent criminal proceedings before a criminal Court relating to dishonour of cheques - However, statements relied upon by petitioner do not qualify as clear,..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Material contradiction in the evidence of PW1 and PW2 - Complainant is also a witness to recovery of pillow whereas neither FIR nor evidence of PW1 and PW2 discloses about use of pillow for pressing mouth of deceased and no evidence of use of the same have been found - Though complainant was not present at the time of..........
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 -..........
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Section 62 -- Apartment buyers agreement - Delay of handing over possession - Appellants are bona fide home buyers having booked an apartment with Corporate Debtor as far back as 2010 and having executed a Buyer's Agreement in 2011 and paid nearly entire consideration - Claim of appellants duly verified and admitted by Resolution..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(2)(g) -- Gang rape - Identification of accused - I.O. himself admitted that no TIP was conducted - He deposed that three villagers had allegedly identified accused in connection with occurrence, but not a single one of them was examined by prosecution - Failure of prosecution to examine these vital witnesses strikes at the root of case..........
