Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Section 12, 20 -- Domestic violence - Maintenance for aggrieved person is also one of the monetary relief which Magistrate may award to her if it is found that she suffered domestic violence at the hand of respondent - Such maintenance can be an order u/s 125 Cr.P.C. or in addition to such an order or under any other..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 451 -- Release of seized goods - Police seized the premises including adulterated spices and other raw materials - Challan has been filed and trial of the case is likely to take time - However, such kind of food adulterated activities are increasing in the State/Country day by day and number of diseases are spreading all over the..........
Service -- PEPSU Road Transport Corporation - Suit for declaration to the effect that plaintiff is entitled for pension and commuted pensions - Employees of corporation were governed by Contributory Provident Fund (CPF) Scheme prior to 1992 - Pension scheme was introduced after Regulation 1992 - Plaintiff retired in 2011 and after retirement received CPF benefits without..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 364, 302, 201, 34, 120B -- Kidnapping - Murder - Criminal conspiracy - Admittedly, accused No.3 was present at relevant time in house of accused No.1 - Even, accused No.3 was also seen while loading gunny bag in vehicle and thereafter, he was also travelling in said vehicle - Therefore, prosecution leaves no doubt about involvement of..........
Will -- Suspicious circumstances - Testamentary capacity of testatrix - Signature of testatrix obtained in hurried manner by putting `x' marks on document - Signature of testatrix found in space meant for signature of attesting witness, on last page of Will - Medical report indicates that at the time of execution of Will, testatrix was suffering from depression and other..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 148, 149, 201, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 27 -- Double murder - Disclosure statement - Recovery of articles - Contention that said recovery on the disclosure statement of accused and in particular the ashes and bones from canal is not possible - However, there is no evidence to prove the fact that canal from where recovery was..........
Service -- Disciplinary enquiry - Where High Court finds enquiry to be deficient either procedurally or otherwise, proper course always is to remand the matter back to the concerned authority to redo the same afresh - However, this course is not the only course open in a given situation - There may be situations where because of a long time lag or such other supervening..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Last seen theory - Accused and deceased were not seen together near place of occurrence - Time gap between accused and deceased seen together is not so small to rule out possibility of any other person being with deceased - Moreover, in absence of ocular evidence connecting accused with crime, it..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 319 -- Summoning of additional accused - Informant named some of petitioners in the FIR but as per S.161 Cr.P.C., statement of informant indicates that he is a post occurrence witness - He projected himself as eye witness during trial of case - Other PWs not stated anything against petitioners in their previous statement made before..........
Limitation Act, 1963, Section 22, Article 113 -- Limitation - Suit for rendition of account and repayment of excess money - When interest/commission is allegedly charged illegally on each discounted cheque/draft the same is not a case of continuous cause of action falling u/s 22 of the Act - Each entry towards alleged illegal interest is a cause of action for seeking..........
