Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 497 -- Release of seized gold and silver jewellery articles - Alleged jewellery articles were seized from house of petitioner and concerned jeweller have prima facie verified the bills - Seized jewellery articles cannot be kept in custody of police, indefinitely in anticipation that complainant would come forward to claim..........
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Section 310(2) -- Dacoity - Primary motive of accused persons was to retrieve specific institutional files/information and not to seek any wrongful gain - This, coupled with subsequent return of all property, a fact affirmed by complainant in his voluntary affidavit submitted before High Court as well as before Supreme Court, convinces that..........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 528, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Section 115(2), 351(2), 351(3), 352, 310(2) -- Quashing of FIR - Compromise - Offence u/ss 115(2), 351(2), 351(3), 352, 310(2) of BNS - All the offences is inseparable and arises from a single transaction - Once High Court exercised its inherent jurisdiction to quash FIR with respect to..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(d)Explanation -- Consumer complaint - Commercial purpose - Complainant had been an established company doing business which bought the product license to automate its processes - In such circumstances, object of purchase was not to generate self-employment but to organize its operations with a view to maximise profits - Case of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 506, 120B, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 558 -- Cheating - Quashing of FIR - Allegations against petitioner confined only to signing agreement to sell as an attesting witness, executed between complainant and co-accused qua which proceedings were already quashed - No averment or material on record to show that..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 148 -- Dishonour of cheque - Suspension of sentence during pendency of appeal - Deposit of 20% of compensation amount - Amount so deposited can be released to complainant, reflecting the legislative intent to provide timely relief and deter frivolous appeals...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 173 -- A person accused in FIR but removed from list of accused during course of investigation - Police to issue notice to defacto complainant or their legal heirs whenever a person named as an accused in FIR is removed from the list of accused during course of an investigation...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Acquittal subject to payment of costs to Legal Services Authority - When complainant does not want any further amount and appellant has expressed his inability to comply with the same, direction imposing costs on appellant to be paid to Legal Services Authority cannot be sustained in the eye of law...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 311 -- Dishonour of cheque - Right to lead complainant's evidence closed - Complainant seeking her recall for her further cross-examination - Complainant had been neither diligent nor serious about leading her evidence - Matter remained pending for recording complainant's evidence from..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 173(8), 173(2) -- Further investigation/re-investigation - Cannot be ordered merely on account of fact that complainant has stated that he is not satisfied with investigation conducted...........
