Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 142 -- Dishonour of cheque - Summoning of accused - Courts must satisfy fulfillment of primary conditions before issuing summons and fulfillment of these conditions must be mentioned in the summoning order itself Viz: (i) Cheque must be presented to the bank during its validity; (ii) payee or holder, in due course, must give a..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Accused on receipt of legal notices within 15 days not paid the amount towards discharge of liability qua cheque in question - Complaint was filed within one month of lapsing of 15 days after receipt of legal notices - Accused not raised any probable defence - Conviction upheld...........
Divorce Act, 1869, Section 10(1)(x) -- Divorce - Cruelty - Petition by husband - In the absence of proof that wife filed false dowry demand complaint, merely filing a complaint before All Women Police Station would not amount to cruelty...........
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 7, 13(1)(d), 13(2) -- Illegal gratification - Demand and acceptance - When the factum of demand is not proved, complaint and subsequent recovery of amount from accused on the date of trap cannot form basis to convict accused - Accused acquitted by giving benefit of doubt...........
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 7, 13(1)(d), 13(2) -- Illegal gratification - Demand and acceptance - Genesis of demand is the completion of eight works which were entrusted to PW1 and outstanding to be paid for said works - However, details of said eight works for which amount was pending were not provided by PW1 nor investigated by PW8 - Officials examined..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ia) -- Divorce - Cruelty - Petition by wife - Wife always avoiding company of husband on one pretext or other - Allegations leveled by wife against husband with respect to his illicit relationship, committing marpeet and also demand of dowry by husband are bald allegations, as no evidence and material was placed on record to show..........
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 7, 13 -- Illegal gratification - Accused accepted the receipt of amount of Rs.20,000, however, stated that said amount was towards loan that was asked by accused and complainant agreed to provide said loan - Reason for which loan was sought is not explained - No promissory note was executed nor any receipt - Answer given to DSP..........
Agreement to sell -- Specific performance - Defendant herself committed breach of condition of agreement of sale by not measuring land prior to date agreed between parties - She belatedly did so after the date of performance - Plaintiff thus, was unable to pay the exact balance amount of consideration - Suit rightly decreed in favour of plaintiff...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ia) -- Divorce - Cruelty - Petition by husband - Levelling of disgusting allegations of unchastity and indecent familiarity with a person outside wedlock and allegations of extra marital relationship, constitute grave assault on the character, honour, reputation, status as well as mental health of the wife - Such scandalous,..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(g) -- Consumer complaint - Deficiency in service - Complaint against producer of a movie that contents of promotional trailer are not shown in the movie - Promotional trailer is unilateral and that by itself is not an offer and neither intends to nor can create a contractual relationship - It is only meant to encourage a viewer..........
