Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 52, 57 -- Contraband - Non-compliance of provisions of Ss.52, 57 of the Act - No special report sent by I.O. to his immediate superior officers and investigation was also not verified by any Gazetted Police Officer - I.O. did not comply with directory provisions of Ss.52 and 57 of the Act - Rather it appears..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 311 -- Dishonour of cheque - Production of documents - Case fixed for arguments - Documents in question are statement of account being maintained by public bank in usual course of its business - Documents are necessary in order to prove transactions between parties for showing existing..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B -- Dowry demand - Demand made for gold ornaments at the time of a customary ceremony performed when a male child was born to couple cannot be considered to be a dowry demand, as it is not connected with marriage of said parties...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B -- Dowry demand - Dowry demand within the meaning and scope of 304-B IPC should be any property or security given or agreed to be given in connection with marriage...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Cruelty - Sentence - Sessions Court imposed sentence of 1 year R.I. only u/s 498-A IPC and a fine of Rs.100 - Appellant has undergone R.I. for five months longer than what has been imposed on him u/s 498-A IPC - Since his incarceration has been much more than what had been imposed by Sessions Court and was affirmed by High Court, it..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(2)(i), Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 3, 4 -- Rape - Victim has not supported prosecution case and has exonerated accused in her examination - Material exhibit sent to Forensic Lab for examination did not find anything incriminating in them - Merely by I.O. stating that accused was brought at police..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(2)(i), Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 3, 4 -- Rape - Accused convicted under both the provisions i.e IPC and POCSO Act - However, trial Court has not considered the fact that S.42 of POCSO Act states that offender if found guilty of such offence shall be liable to punishment only under POCSO Act or under..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 21, Rule 90 -- Execution - Auction sale - Setting aside - JD failed to raise a material irregularity in the context of O.21.R.66(2)(a) CPC at the appropriate stage, i.e., with regard to sale of a part of property being sufficient to satisfy decree - It is not open to JD to now raise such a belated plea and blithely place burden on the..........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 250, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 419, 467, 468, 120B -- Discharge - Cheating - Civil suit was filed in 2017, whereas FIR lodged in 2019 on the basis of an application u/s 156(3) Cr.P.C. - Civil suit is still pending to be decided on merit - Order on interim application does not amount to decide the lis pending..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 493, 496, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Offence u/Ss. 493, 496 IPC - Quashing of proceedings - Ss.493, 496 IPC incorporated in final report filed by police u/s 173(2) Cr.P.C. - However, Court is prescribed from taking cognizance of offences except upon complaint made by aggrieved person - Petitioner cannot be compelled to..........
