Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 319 -- Summoning of additional accused - S.319(1) Cr.P.C. leaves it to judicial discretion of Court, where trial is proceeding to summon a person as an accused (who has been left by police), if evidence has appeared before Court that such a person has committed an offence for which he should be tried together with other accused...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 319 -- Summoning of additional accused - There is more than a prima facie case to proceed against petitioners u/ss 498-A, 304-B IPC - Merits and defence of accused cannot be appreciated at this initial stage of taking cognizance - Defence so put by accused with regard to their false implication would be taken into account by Trial..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Central Service Co-operative Bank - Plea that Co-operative Bank does not fall within definition of `Banker' u/s 3 of the Act as it is not licensed by Reserve Bank of India - Supreme Court has emphatically held that essence of "banking" lies in the acceptance of deposits from the public repayable on..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 7, Rule 10 -- Return of plaint - Lack of territorial jurisdiction - For considering an application U.O.7.R.10 CPC, Court has to confine itself to pleadings made in plaint...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 21, Order 7, Rule 10 -- Return of plaint - Lack of territorial jurisdiction - Neither consent nor waiver can cure defect of inherent lack of jurisdiction and consent of parties cannot operate to confer jurisdiction on a Court which has no competence to try it...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 21 -- Territorial jurisdiction - Territorial jurisdiction can always be assumed by Court when such an objection is waived by party on principles laid down in S.21 CPC - Independently of S.21 CPC, defendant may also waive objection as regards a defect in territorial jurisdiction and will be subsequently precluded from taking objection...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438 -- (Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.482) - Concealment of fact that accused was in abroad when filing application, that alone is enough for Court to decline to exercise its discretion u/s 438 Cr.P.C. (S.482 BNSS) in his favour...........
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, Section 94 -- Juvenile - Determination of age - Two documents regarding date of birth of applicant already on record - He was below 16 years of age at the time of alleged incident as per said documents - There was thus, no occasion for JJ Board to direct an ossification test for determination of age of applicant..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 528 -- Dishonour of cheque - Quashing of complaint - Though Court concerned may sift evidence for purpose of inferring prima facie case but certainly, it cannot appreciate evidence adduced on record rather that can only be appreciated by trial Court in totality of evidence..........
Custody of child -- Claimed by mother - Writ of habeas corpus - Child is in custody of his father - No material on record which shows that custody of child is illegal - There exists no imminent or extraordinary threat perception warranting interference by Court in exercise of writ jurisdiction - Allegations made are yet to be tested before competent forum and cannot be..........
