Evidence Act, 1872, Section 45 -- Specimen handwriting - For signature comparison by Handwriting expert - Application for comparison of handwriting of plaintiff on disputed cheques with his admitted handwriting was allowed - However, there was no specimen handwriting of plaintiff on record and only his signatures existed - Examination of handwriting of plaintiff on cheques..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 311A -- Specimen signatures - Power of Magistrate - Magistrate has power to issue directions u/s 311-A Cr.P.C to a person pending investigation of a crime to give specimen of his signature or handwriting if at no time he has been arrested in connection with said crime, as proviso to S.311-A Cr.P.C has to be restricted to case of an..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 394, 34 -- Murder and robbery - Forensic evidence - Findings of hair analysis are inconclusive - Report only concluded the specimen to human hair - Same is not sufficient to substantiate presence of accused - Forensic evidence held, insufficient...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Friendly loan - Expert opinion that signature on cheque do not tally with specimen signatures - Court examined disputed signatures with other signatures of accused on various documents on record and found alleged signatures entirely different - Complaint collapses on this short ground - Complaint..........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 45, East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949, Section 13 -- Expert opinion - Eviction petition - Application filed by petitioner to give his specimen signatures for purpose of getting it compared from fingerprints expert dismissed - Petitioner has raised a categoric plea that he signs in English and does not sign in Punjabi - Once petitioner..........
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 20(b)(ii)(B) -- Recovery of 400 gms charas - Delay of 10 days in sending sample to FSL - Seals were intact and tallied with specimen seals - Though there is delay of about 10 days in sending samples to FSL, but same is not material, as seals were intact and in safe custody...........
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 20(b)(ii)(C) -- Recovery of 285 kgs ganja - Difference in weighment of sample - Custody of samples duly proved by prosecution right from drawing of samples till same were produced before FSL by way of testimonies of PW5, PW7, PW2 and PW6 - FSL report also states that sealed parcels were received by it with seals..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to minor daughter - Legitimacy of child is disputed by father - However, father declined to undergo DNA test before Court and refused to give his specimen handwriting or blood samples - Even, father not examined a single witness to corroborate and support his stand and simply examined himself and none of his..........
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 22 -- Recovery of 3000 Aprazolam 0.5 tablets - Difference in ingredient of tablet recovered from that of report of FSL - Seals of parcel were found intact and matched with specimen seal impression - Accused was produced before Magistrate and Magistrate took out from the main parcel one representative sample..........
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 22 -- Recovery of 3000 Aprazolam 0.5 tablets - It is mentioned in report of FSL that open parcel sealed with two seals received with seal intact and tallied with specimen seal impression - Whether the parcel was in a plastic box or in some other container was not necessarily required to be mentioned - Such..........
