Evidence Act, 1872, Section 3, 61 -- Admissibility of document - Objection as to - Document tendered in evidence and received on file subject to objection raised by petitioner - Its genuineness and veracity will be dealt with at the trial stage - Objection rightly rejected by Sessions Judge...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Complaint was filed by misusing the blank signed cheque and stamp paper handed over by accused as security for amount advanced to his sister - Evidence is thoroughly insufficient to prove payment of amount of Rs.30 lakhs to accused - Presumption u/ss 118(a), 139 of the Act not attracted - Although..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - In bank memo reason for dishonour of cheque mentioned `account blocked' - However in notice and complaint reason for dishonour of cheque is mentioned as `Insufficient funds' - There is significant defect in complaint as cause of action of dishonour of cheque is wrongly mentioned - Cause of action shown..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 9 -- Restitution of conjugal rights - Petition by husband - Wife stated before Family Court that she does not wish to lead her evidence in support of her defence - However, no explanation whatsoever provided by wife to justify her reneging from said statement - Though wife stated that said statement was made by her on the wrong advice of..........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 45 -- Expert opinion - Comparison of signatures - Signatures on vakalat, written statement and another unstamped pronote cannot be termed as admitted signatures - Document cannot be sent to expert for comparison of signatures in the absence of filing of a authentic document containing admitted signatures...........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 65 -- Secondary evidence - Photocopy of site plan - Original document in the office of SDM is missing and photocopy of same is available - Document in question i.e photocopy of original can be permitted to be admitted as secondary evidence as it fulfills the conditions as prescribed u/s 65(c) of the Act - No prejudice is caused to accused, as he..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 465, 466, 467, 468, 471 -- Offence u/ss 465, 466, 467, 468, 471 IPC - Quashing of proceedings - No false document has been produced - Making a false claim and creating and producing false document both are different and distinct - Even assuming complaint averments to be true, same do not make out ingredients of offences in question -..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 7, Rule 14(3), 151 -- Production of documents - Document sought to be filed after 20 years - No proper reason assigned by plaintiff as to why he did not file document at the earliest point of time - Leave to file document will not be granted for mere asking - Application rightly rejected...........
Stamp Act, 1899, Section 47A, Article 23 -- Schedule IB (as applicable to State of UP) - Stamp duty payable on registration of sale deed - Market value of property - Stamp duty is payable on the market value of sale deed property on the date of execution of sale deed - Stamp duty is payable on the basis of market value of property and not on the consideration mentioned in..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 26, Rule 9 -- Appointment of Advocate Commissioner - At the appellate stage - When plaintiff himself is not certain as to which document/record will be in aid to Advocate Commissioner to conduct survey of suit property and when he had not explained the reasons for not seeking appointment of an Advocate Commissioner before trial Court,..........
