Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 190 -- Cognizance of offence - Approach of Additional Judicial Commissioner is correct inasmuch as while taking cognizance, it firstly applied its mind to materials before it to form an opinion as to whether any offence has been committed and thereafter went into the aspect of identifying the persons who appeared to have committed the..........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 35(3), 179(1) -- Issuance of notice/summons - Summoning of advocate - Police cannot issue summon to advocate to police station in his professional capacity...........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 69 -- Will - Proof of document where no attesting witness is found - It is imperative to comply with O.16.R.10 CPC before resorting to S.69 of the Act and only when attesting witnesses do not respond to the summons issued U.O.16.R.10 CPC, then after following due procedure laid down therein, any other witness as stipulated u/s 69 of the Act can..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 190, 204, 173 -- Summoning of accused not named in charge sheet - Court can take cognizance against persons not named in charge sheet - However, in the instant case Court ordered issuing of summons to such accused and also ordered that their names should be included in the charge sheet - Court can order issuance of summons instead of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 467, 468, 471, 472, 120B, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Offence u/Ss. 420, 467, 468, 471, 472, 120-B - Quashing of proceedings - Clerical error in name of Court in summons - Petitioner alleged that summons were received from Special Court for CBI cases, but trial is conducted by Additional Session Court - However,..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 13, Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 5, Rule 17 -- Ex parte decree - Setting aside - Service of summons - Notice was refused to be accepted by defendant - It was bounden duty of process server to affix notice in terms of O.5.R.17 CPC - Same having not been done, service cannot be termed to be proper - As regarding delay in filing..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 13 -- Ex parte decree - Setting aside - Summons initially issued to defendant were received back unserved and plaintiffs were directed to file fresh correct addresses of defendant - Thereafter notices were sent at new address, which were received back unserved - AD receipts were also not received back and thereafter publication was..........
Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, Section 4 -- Offence u/s 4 of the Act - Quashing of summons - Merely because respondent has been discharged in predicate offence, Court cannot quash the summons - Questions as to whether the respondent would be arrayed as an accused or not, is a matter which has to be decided at a later stage - Order of quashing summons set aside...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 8, Rule 1, Commercial Courts Act, 2016, Section 15 -- Written statement - Not filed within time - Extension of time - Transfer of suit from non-commercial division to Commercial division - Provision of S.15 of Commercial Act apply to those procedure that were not completed at the time of transfer - However, in the instant case, procedure..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 13 -- Ex parte decree - Setting aside - Ex parte decree can be set aside by Court where defendant satisfies Court that : (a) summons were not duly served upon him; (b) he was prevented by any sufficient cause from appearing before Court when suit was called for hearing...........
