Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 233(3) -- Production of documents - Refusal - Validity - Two applications relating to the calling for the original Note Book of Sonu (deceased) and sending the Mobile Set for forensic examination - Court refused to consider only on the ground that petitioner did not raise his grievance with regard to aforesaid matter in Cr.Misc...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 190, 200 -- Private complaint - Cognizance of offence - Procedure to be followed - Whenever a private complaint is received by a Magistrate, he is placed under obligation to record the sworn statement of the complainant - Whatever may be the extent of application of mind to the facts of the case, recording of statement is treated..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 391 -- Additional evidence - Powers of appellate Court - Exercise of - Held, appellate Court may either record further evidence itself or direct it to be taken by trial Court - For permitting additional evidence at the stage of hearing of appeal, appellate Court needed to satisfy that additional evidence that was sought to be adduced..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Customs Act, 1962, Section 110, 111, 135, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 379 -- Quashing of complaint - 79 gold biscuits of foreign markings were recovered from the possession of petitioner - Held, mere possession or dealing with such gold, in any manner, is an offence punishable under the Act - Whether the gold biscuits were..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Customs Act, 1962, Section 110, 111, 135 -- Complaint - Quashing of - Scope and jurisdiction of High Court - Held, scope and jurisdiction of this Court for quashing a complaint at the initial stage of the trial under section 482 Cr.P.C. are not res integra - It is well settled proposition of law that in case, on the bare reading,..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Quashing of complaint - Code of Criminal Procedure is epitome of law and is complete Code relating to Criminal Procedure from the first stage of filing the complaint, framing of charge till the conclusion of the trial and all other related matters - Likewise, if there is no material/evidence on record, then accused would be..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Quashing of complaint - Scope and jurisdiction of High Court - Held, scope and jurisdiction for quashing a complaint, as envisaged under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is not res integra - The power under this Section has to be exercised with great care and caution and on sound principle - These powers are not to be exercised to stifle..........
Practice and procedure -- Prejudice to accused - It has to be shown that accused has suffered some disability or detriment in the protections available to him under the Indian Criminal jurisprudence - Courts should make a close examination to ascertain whether there was really a failure of justice or whether it is only a camouflage, as this expression is perhaps too..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 432, 389 -- Application for interim suspension of sentence or bail - Grounds for regular parole - Held, when application for interim suspension of sentence or bail is filed by a convict in a pending appeal, it is always open to the convict to seek suspension/bail from this Court on the grounds as provided for regular parole and the..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151, Order 18, Rule 17A -- Additional evidence - Permissibility - Plaintiff-petitioner had got the signatures on Will compared from a hand-writing expert who had given an opinion contrary to the version of attesting witness - Thereafter signatures sought to be compared by way of additional evidence - Held, it is an appropriate case where..........
