Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Law as to - Analysed - (1) High Courts are requested to issue practice directions to the Magistrates to record reasons before converting trial of complaints u/s 138 of the Act from summary trial to summons trial; (2) Inquiry shall be conducted on receipt of complaints u/s 138 of the Act to arrive at..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151 -- Reopening of evidence - Summoning of third party - Eviction suit - Tenant sought reopening of his evidence and summoning of third party as his witness - There is an allegation that there has been default in payment of rent - It is for tenant to prove that even if there is a default, it is not willful - Tenant is to establish his..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 4 -- Sexual assault - If doctor who examination victim, does not find sign of rape, it is no ground to disbelieve sole testimony of prosecutrix...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 4 -- Sexual assault - Victim who was 16-17 years old at the time of incident stated that accused came inside the room in absence of her parents and ravished her after tied her mouth with dupatta - Accused threatened her not to disclose about act of accused to anyone..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439 -- Bail - Grant of bail on medical grounds - Guidelines issued: (i) Medical reports from Jail Hospital must clearly state history, examination findings and clinical diagnosis, interpretation of diagnosis in simpler terms for Judges to understand following: (a) What is the diagnosis?: (b) Whether it can be simply treated by giving..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 164 -- Statement u/s 164 Cr.P.C - If witness resiles from his statement given by him u/s 164 Cr.P.C in trial Court, witness can be cross-examined by person, who calls him and trial Court may permit for putting any question on his earlier statement, which might be put in cross-examination by adverse party in terms of S.154 of Evidence..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 164 -- Statement of PW16 u/s 164 Cr.P.C - Rape and murder of 13 years old girl - PW16 resiled from his statement made u/s 164 Cr.P.C while deposing before Court - Prosecution was permitted to cross-examine him - PW16 stated in his cross-examination that his statement u/s 164 Cr.P.C was given under threat and coercion - Prosecution did..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(2)(g), 302, 120B, 34 -- Rape and murder of 13 years old girl - Circumstantial evidence - Recovery of knife - Blood stained knife was sent to FSL for forensic examination, but there is no evidence that fingerprint was taken from murder weapon or compared to fingerprint of accused - FSL report only states that blood found on knife was..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139 -- Dishonour of cheque - Presumption - Appeal against acquittal - Case put forward by accused is more believable and that it cannot be believed that complainant had lent a sum to a person whom he has seen only from tyre shop, when accused came to purchase tyres - It has come out during cross examination that complainant..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304I, 100, Arms Act, 1959, Section 25, 27, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 105 -- Offence u/s 304-I IPC and Ss.25, 27 of Arms Act - Right of private defence - Plea of self defence never raised in statement u/s 313 Cr.P.C of accused nor same elucidated to PWs during cross-examination on behalf of accused by defence counsel - Even no evidence has..........
