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MP HC | Petitioners allowed to file fresh application for setting aside abatement before the trial Court on account of them being “rustic and illiterate villagers”

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Nandita Dubey, J., allowed the petitioner to file a fresh application for bringing in legal representatives along with

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Pat HC | Limitation to file revision application denied condonation on grounds of unexplained delay

Patna High Court: Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. disposed of the revision petition saying that the Court did not find any ground to condone

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HP HC | FIR or complaint can be quashed under S. 482 CrPC to meet ends of justice, even in non-compoundable offences

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Chander Bhusan Barowalia, J. entertained a writ petition filed under Section 482 of CrPC for quashing FIR registered

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Bom HC | Magistrate can issue process against accused residing beyond his area of jurisdiction only after inquiry as contemplated under S. 202 CrPC

Bombay High Court: S.S Shinde, J. allowed a criminal application to the order passed by the Judicial Magistrate (First Class) issuing process against

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P&H HC | Anticipatory bail passed in a suicide case where prima facie the case was of depression

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Gurvinder Singh Gill, J. allowed the anticipatory bail petition in a suicide case. A petition was filed

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Bom HC | Prosecuting of remedy before wrong forum due to incorrect opinion given by Director of Prosecution held covered under S. 470 CrPC, delay in filing appeal condoned

Bombay High Court: Prithviraj K. Chavan, J. allowed an application whereby the State of Goa sought condonation of 156 days’ delay in filing

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Jhar HC | Petitioners evicted without the inspection of documents; matter remitted to the Circle Officer for inspection of documents

Jharkhand High Court: Sujit Narayan Prasad, J, remitted the matter to the Circle Officer, Ranchi with a direction to consider the documents

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Bom HC | Validity of “Guidelines for Registration of Sales Contract for Import of Poppy Seeds from Turkey” issued by CBN upheld

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of S.C. Dharmadhikari and G.S. Patel, JJ. dismissed a criminal writ petition challenging the constitutionality of the

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HP HC | Rule is bail and not jail, object of bail is neither punitive nor preventative — Reiterated

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Sandeep Sharma, J. entertained a bail application where the accused was charged under Sections 363 and 376 IPC

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Bom HC | Prayer for withdrawal and liberty to file fresh suit cannot be split into two: plaintiff entitled to file fresh suit even if no express liberty given

Bombay High Court: Sandeep K. Shinde, J. dismissed an application filed under Section 115 CPC taking exception to the order of the Civil

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Raj HC | Decree of Divorce granted in light of compromise arrived between the parties

Rajasthan High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Narendra Singh Dhaddha and Mohammad Rafiq, JJ. allowed a decree of divorce which was

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All HC | Divorced daughter entitled to get benefit of compassionate appointment under Dying-in-Harness Rules

Allahabad High Court: Rajesh Singh Chauhan, J. while allowing the writ petition issued a writ in the nature of mandamus so as to

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P&H HC | Weak financial position held is not a valid ground to withhold payments in respect of the retiral benefit

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Harsimran Singh Sethi, J. allowed the petition for the payment of the retiral benefit on the ground

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MP HC | Admission declined to petitioner for whom impersonator appeared in PMT examination

Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of S.C. Sharma and Shailendra Shukla, JJ., dismissed the writ petition filed by the petitioner

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Bom HC | No sentence imposed on accused convicted under S. 376 IPC who was a juvenile at the time of commission of offence but attained majority when convicted

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Pradeep Nandrajog, CJ and Bharati Dangre, J. disposed of clubbed appeals arising out of the

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Sikk HC | Charge under S. 376 (1) of IPC to be proved “beyond a reasonable doubt”; accused given benefit of doubt

Sikkim High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Vijai Kumar Bist, CJ and Bhaskar Raj Pradhan, J. partly allowed an appeal filed

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P&H HC | Interim bail made absolute in matrimonial case where no ground for detention found justified

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Gurvinder Singh Gill, J. made absolute the interim application for bail in a matrimonial case. An application

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Raj HC | Wife earning a certain amount will not absolve husband’s liability to provide maintenance under S. 24 HMA Act, 1955

Rajasthan High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Mohammad Rafiq and Narendra Singh Dhaddha, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed by an aggrieved

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MP HC | Plaint filed under Or. 7 R. 11 CPC can be rejected based on grounds mentioned in Rule 11 or if the cause of action has not been disclosed

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Prakash Shrivastava, J., dismissed the revision petition filed by the respondents under Section 115 CPC where they challenged

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Chh | Husband’s appeal for grant of decree of divorce on being subjected to ‘mental cruelty’ by wife, allowed

Chhattisgarh High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Prashant Kumar Mishra and Gautam Chourdiya, JJ. allowed an appeal to grant a decree