Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 39, Rule 1, 2 -- Interim injunction - Co-sharers - Co-owner in exclusive possession of a specific portion of joint land is entitled to seek protection against interference by other co-sharers and that no co-sharer has right to alter or change the nature of portion under exclusive possession of another - Application rightly allowed...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 13, Family Courts Act, 1984, Section 10 -- Ex parte divorce decree - Setting aside - Service of summons - Provisions of CPC are applicable in proceedings conducted by Family Court as per S.10 of Family Courts Act and hence, provisions with regard to service of summons as mentioned in CPC are also attracted for regulating the..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151, Order 9, Rule 13 -- Ex parte divorce decree against husband - Setting aside - Service of summons - Merely on account of the fact that husband did not produce any oral evidence to support his application U.O.9.R.13 r/w S.151 CPC would not be the only ground to non-suit him, more so when facts of case are conspicuous to infer that..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151, Order 9, Rule 13 -- Ex parte divorce decree against husband - Setting aside - Service of summons - Manifest and explicit difference in writing as well as use of pens while mentioning endorsement of `receiving summons and copy of petition' as well as in writing and pen used for signatures allegedly shown to be of husband - When..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 18, Rule 4 -- Affidavit of examination-in-chief - Witness stated in Court that examination-in-chief was not recorded under his instructions nor does he know the contents of his examination-in-chief - Evidentiary value of his statement in cross examination is seriously dented...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 14, Rule 1 -- Issue - Once an issue has been finally decided, trial Court lacks jurisdiction to re-open or revisit the same...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 354, 354A, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 8 -- Offence u/Ss.354, 354-A IPC and S.8 POCSO Act - Discrepancies in timing of incident - Where core evidence of victim remains unshaken in cross-examination, minor discrepancies in peripheral details do not affect credibility of her substantive account - Conviction..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 354, 354A, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 8 -- Offence u/Ss.354, 354-A IPC and S.8 POCSO Act - Conviction - Non-examination of neighbours - Omission to examine neighbours not fatal when evidence of victim clearly shows that she was alone at time of incident - Conviction upheld...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 354, 354A, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 8 -- Offence u/Ss.354, 354-A IPC and S.8 POCSO Act - Conviction - Panch witness turning hostile - Where spot of incident is duly proved through testimony of investigating officer, any minor procedural lapse in conduct of spot panchanama does not undermine substantive..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 354, 354A, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 8 -- Offence u/Ss.354, 354-A IPC and S.8 POCSO Act - Conviction - Hearsay evidence - Where FIR and statement of victim u/s 164 Cr.P.C provides direct corroboration, hearsay evidence of mother of prosecutrix does not materially undermine prosecution case - Conviction..........
