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..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 354, 354A, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 8, Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, Section 4 -- Offence u/Ss.354, 354-A IPC and S.8 POCSO Act - Conviction - Applicability of S.4 of Probation of Offenders Act - Though accused had no prior criminal antecedents, seriousness of offences involving sexual assault on..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125(1)(a) -- Maintenance to wife - Earning wife - Wife is an earning lady and able to maintain herself - She thus, not entitled to get any maintenance from husband...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to wife - Wife suppressed the material facts and claimed herself as a illiterate and unemployed woman in her affidavit - However, when document filed by husband was shown to her before trial Court, she admitted her income during cross-examination - Wife thus, not came to Court with clean hands - If a petitioner is..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to wife - Income of husband - Deductions - While calculating quantum of maintenance income has to be ascertained by only permitting deductions which are towards income tax and compulsory contributions...........
