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A request by the Trial Judge to the petitioner-police officer’s superior Officer to frame Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) for investigating agencies in giving evidence through video conference does not imply any personal vendetta of the Trial Judge against the police officer.

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A considerable amount of direct control is exercised by the client over the manner in which an advocate renders his services during his employment and the services hired or availed of an advocate will be that of a contract “of personal service”.

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The Committee constituted by this Court, will purely have a recommendatory role; to be discharged in the larger interest of the air travellers with special needs and it is for the Director General of Civil Aviation ultimately to consider the recommendations and take an appropriate call on the issue, as may be permissible in law.

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Honey trap typically involves an individual, often an intelligence agent, who assumes a false identity and cultivates a relationship with the target. Such a relationship is built on the foundation of trust and intimacy exploiting the target’s vulnerability and desires.

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Respondent 3 was fully aware of the bond of matrimony existing between her and the petitioner after the civil registration of their marriage and consciously decided to engage in consensual sexual interactions. So, it cannot be said that her consent for sexual relationship is vitiated by a promise to marry based on religious customs.

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Crimes affect entire society and thus the legitimate interest of the society in the investigation cannot be easily brushed aside. It is important to strengthen the faith and confidence of the people in law enforcing agency and this institution, lest the faith of the people in administration of justice stands shaken.

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The petitioner was invited to join a forty-five-day course, during which he was given a Mantra to chant and after his daily recitations, he alleged that he ended up experiencing significant mental and physical distress that even a medical professional could not alleviate.

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“If BCI’s rule making power under Section 49(d) of Advocates Act, 1961 is given a restrictive meaning, the same will be contrary to object and purpose of Section 7(1)(h),(i),(l), and (m), which is enacted with the objective to empower BCI to promote legal education and to lay down standards of education.”

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