Constitution of India, 1950, Article 72, 32 -- Mercy petition - Death sentence - Rape case - Plea of juvenility - Petitioner earlier also raised the plea of juvenility, which was rejected - Plea has been duly considered and rejected by Courts below - Petitioner is thus, not right in contending that plea of juvenility is not finally determined by Courts below - Other..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Reduction of sentence - Accused convicted by both the Courts below - He failed to point out any misreading of evidence by Courts below - Accused has undergone 4 months and 10 days of sentence out of substantive sentence of one year - Ends of justice would be met if sentence awarded to petitioner is..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 406, 384, 120B -- Quashing of FIR - FIR disclosing necessary ingredients of offences - Petition dismissed...........
West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997, Section 6(4) -- Eviction petition - Bonafide requirement - Suitable accommodation - Landlord is to show that he has no other reasonable suitable accommodation - Such accommodation would of course include rented accommodation in as much as a person has a legal right to hold rented accommodation from which he cannot be evicted by..........
West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997, Section 6(4) -- Eviction petition - Bonafide requirement - Requirement of landlord is undoubtedly a question of fact but reasonableness of requirement is a question of law which can of course be looked into second appeal...........
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, Section 12 -- Contempt of Court - Disobedience of order of Court - Direction to surrender passport - Respondent filed repeated undertakings before Court but was not complying with the same - Single Judge directed respondent to deposit his passport in Court - Purpose of directing respondent to surrender his passport was only to ensure his..........
Constitution of India, 1950, Article 72 -- Mercy petition - Rape case - Torture of prisoner in jail, cannot be a ground for judicial review of executive order passed u/art 72 of Constitution rejecting mercy petition...........
Constitution of India, 1950, Article 72, 32 -- Mercy petition - Rejected by President of India - Death sentence - Rape case - Petitioner contended that Press interviews given by persons in position of authority reported in newspapers have influenced the decision of President of India in rejection of mercy petition - Contention rejected, as when decision has been taken by..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 302, 498A, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 4 -- Dowry death - Demand of dowry - Quashing of charges - Allegation against father-in-law and brother-in-law - Petitioners were living separately from deceased - However, merely on said ground their involvement in the case cannot be discarded particularly when family members of..........
Constitution of India, 1950, Article 226 -- Writ jurisdiction - Subsequent events can be taken note of for varied purposes in a writ petition u/art 226 of Constitution...........
