Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Demand notice - Non production of service report or track report - By itself not a ground to dismiss complaint at the threshold, particularly when complainant has asserted that notice was duly dispatched on correct address of accused - Question whether notice was actually served or not is essentially a..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Demand notice - Guidelines issued: (a) Notice when sent by registered post or speed post at the correct address then presumption of service of notice shall ordinarily arise; (b) Complaint shall not be dismissed solely on the ground that track report or acknowledgment due card not filed, if complainant..........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 187(3), Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 37 -- Default bail - Mere non-filing of FSL report along with police report does not render challan incomplete so as to confer an indefeasible right of default bail upon accused - FSL report being a piece of corroborative evidence can be filed..........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 187(3), Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 37 -- Default bail - Once a charge-sheet is filed within statutory period, accused cannot claim default bail merely because cognizance has not yet been taken or because certain documents are filed later...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 34 -- Murder - Appreciation of evidence - Recovery of weapons of assault is not sine qua non for convicting an accused as entire evidence on record is required to be taken into consideration...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(2)(i), 506, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 6, 10 -- Rape - Victim was minor on the date of incident - Evidence of victim gets due support from testimony of PW5 who is neighbour and had seen victim along with accused on the relevant day - Defence was unable to bring anything on record to discard the..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 148 -- Dishonour of cheque - Appeal against conviction - Suspension of execution of sentence - Order to deposit 20% of compensation amount - Accused facing financial difficulty is not a ground sufficient enough for carving out an exception from mandate of S.148 of the Act...........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 36, 48 -- Arrest - Non-compliance of S.48 BNSS - Grounds of arrest have been detailed in arrest memo - Signature of an independent witness is present in notice - At the time of arrest, wife of accused was intimated about his arrest over telephone - Receipt of written notice containing details of grounds of arrest u/s 48..........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 483, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 22(c), 29 -- Bail - Contraband - Allegation of payment of Rs.20 lakhs by accomplice of accused to one `J', alleged supplier of seized contraband tablets - Involvement of accused in alleged offence at this stage cannot be ruled out - Bail application..........
Customs Act, 1962, Section 35(1)(b)(i) -- Offence u/s 35(1)(b)(i) of the Act - Reduction of sentence - Recovery relates to the year 1985 and that offending consignment of watches was recovered lying in an abandoned condition - Conviction of appellants seems to be primarily based on confessional statements recorded u/s 108 of the Act - Conscious possession of smuggled goods..........
