Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- (Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.144 - Maintenance to mother - Mother can claim maintenance from her children even if her husband is maintaining her and son can be legally required to contribute if mother is unable to maintain herself and husband is not providing sufficient support...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- (Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.144 - Maintenance to mother - Fact that husband of a woman has sufficient means and provides maintenance to her would not absolve son of his independent statutory obligation u/s 144(1)(d) BNSS (S.125(1)(d) Cr.P.C.) to support his mother if she needs it...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- (Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.144 - Maintenance to mother - Son cannot escape from liability to maintain his aged parents merely because he is married and has a family...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- (Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.144 - Maintenance to mother - Son contended that his mother is rearing cattle and is getting sufficient income from it to support her - Contention rejected as it is quite unfortunate and inappropriate for an affluent son to tell his aged mother that she should go to cattle rearing to..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to wife - Grant of about 25% of net salary of husband - Order challenged on the ground that wife herself deserted husband - Unless husband is able to get a declaration in his favour in Matrimonial Case filed u/s 9 of Hindu Marriage Act and wife fails to justify her desertion, any challenge to maintenance order is..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 154 -- Two FIRs - Quashing of second FIR - Second FIR discloses new and distinct offences allegedly committed after registration of first case - Bar against a second FIR operates only where both relate to same incident or transaction - Test of sameness is not satisfied - Moreover, second FIR was registered pursuant to order of..........
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 319 -- Summoning of additional accused - S.319 Cr.P.C. empowers Court to arraign any person as an additional accused in an ongoing trial, who is not already an accused before it - If evidence suggests that such person has committed the offence which is subject matter of that trial, and should be tried with accused persons already..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 319 -- Summoning of additional accused - Evidentiary standard required for a Court to exercise its discretion u/s 319 Cr.P.C., for summoning an additional accused, is significantly higher than prima facie threshold applicable at the stage of framing charges...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 319 -- Summoning of additional accused - Name of respondent Nos.2 to 4 was mentioned in FIR, but during course of investigation police after examining material and statements on record, found them innocent and placed them in column No.2 - No new or independent material has been brought on record which could justify exercise of powers..........
