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Bom HC | S. 143-A NI Act not available where complaint filed before the provision came into force, restated

Bombay High Court: Vibha Kankanwadi, J., dismissed a writ petition filed against the order of the Sessions Judge whereby he had reversed the

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All HC | In case a public servant has retired, there is no necessity to seek prior prosecution sanction for prosecuting him

Allahabad High Court: Dinesh Kumar Singh, J. dismissed the revision petition on the ground that the impugned order did not suffer from

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Bom HC | Permissive possession different from adverse possession; Cause of action arises to plaintiff only when defendant sets up adverse title

Bombay High Court: S.C. Gupte, J., dismissed a second appeal filed against the orders of courts below where the suit filed by the

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P&H HC | Police officer has all pervasive powers to arrest a person during investigation, without any assistance from Magistrate or Court

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Rajbir Sehrawat, J., addressed the petition filed under Sections 482 and 483 of CrPC for quashing of FIR

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Kar HC | Petition for dissolution of marriage transferred on grounds of financial difficulty to wife and being detrimental to interest of child

Karnataka High Court: K.S. Mudagal, J. while allowing this petition, directed the withdrawal and transferring of the petition for dissolution of marriage

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Ker HC | Bail granted in absence of allegations of an overt act against the accused who was a member of unlawful assembly

Kerala High Court: Raja Vijayaraghavan V., J. allowed this bail application registered under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

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HP HC | Judicial discretion to admit petitioner on bail, in the event of arrest, exercised

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Chander Bhusan Barowalia, J., addressed a bail application for release of the petitioner arrested under Sections 420, 467,

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MP HC | Sole reason of delay in lodging FIR, by itself, is not a ground to quash the FIR

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Rajeev Kumaar Dubey, J., addressed a petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for

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Ker HC | Bail granted to applicants because of delay in filing final report after completion of investigation

Kerala High Court: Raja Vijayaraghavan V., J. allowed this application of bail filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,

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Bom HC | The day on which accused refused to accept the demand notice is to be excluded while counting the 15 days period contemplated under S. 138(c) NI Act

Bombay High Court: Vibha Kankanwadi, J., while allowing a writ petition, quashed a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881,

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Madras HC | No laws or regulations forbearing unmarried persons of opposite sex to occupy hotel rooms as guests

“Occupation of hotel room by an unmarried couple, will not attract a criminal offence” Unmarried couples sharing hotel room doesn’t attract criminal

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Ker HC | Acquittal from offence under S. 138 NI Act upheld where cheque not drawn on account maintained by the accused

Kerala High Court: R. Narayana Pisharadi, J. rejected this petition in which the petitioner prayed to file an appeal against the judgment

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Cal HC | Can a “witness” in course of investigation be compelled to give voice samples? — 3 questions referred to larger Bench

Calcutta High Court: Rajasekhar Mantha, J., has referred to three important questions, which in the Court’s opinion are required to be settled by

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Ker HC | Vehicles registered prior to 01-10-2017 liable to remit Motor Vehicle Tax in respect of stage carriage on seating capacity only

Kerala High Court: A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar, J. disposed of the writ petition after hearing the parties. As the motor vehicle of the

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All HC | Compensation of Rs 25 lakhs granted to Advocate who lost his son to dengue for gross medical negligence of non-diagnosis thereof by doctors

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Pradeep Singh Baghel and Piyush Agarwal, JJ. was hearing a PIL inviting the attention of

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Bom HC | Court directs lodging of complaint against litigant for contumacious conduct of forging thumb impression on Vakalatnama, imposes costs of Rs 10,000

Bombay High Court: Ujjal Bhuyan, J., while dismissing a petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution, imposed costs of Rs 10,000 on

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Raj HC | Larger period of limitation for filing appeals prescribed in Hindu Marriage Act would prevail over the period prescribed under Family Courts Act

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Mohammad Rafiq and Narendra Singh Dhaddha, JJ. quashed the appeal which pointed out that the

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J&K HC directs deployment of CAPF in Court complex, expresses dismay at inability of police to control situation

Dangerous situation of anarchy within Court complex

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P&H HC | Accused facing trial under Negotiable Instrument Act not competent to file an affidavit for evidence

Punjab & Haryana High Court: Surinder Gupta, J. dismissed a petition dealing with the question whether accused under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

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Del HC | “Capable of earning” different from “actual earning”; Capacity to earn is no ground to reduce maintenance awarded to wife

Delhi High Court: Manoj Kumar Ohri, J. dismissed a revision petition filed against the order of the Family Court whereby the petitioner-husband was