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Offence under S. 138 NIA to be compounded upon agreement to that effect between parties, subject to conditions

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of Sanjeev Sachdeva, J., disposed of a petition seeking

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Work-charge employees with more than 5 years of continuous service against one post have a right of consideration of their services in permanent (regular) establishment

High Court of Jharkhand: The Single Judge Bench comprising of S.N.Pathak, J., recently addressed a petition wherein the petitioner prayed for the

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Separate sentences under Ss. 354/354-A and 451 IPC are not called for, where accused is also convicted under S. 10 POCSO

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of S.P. Garg, J., disposed of a criminal appeal

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Information about disciplinary proceedings by CBI against it’s officers is not information relating to ‘human rights violation’ under first proviso to S. 24(1), RTI Act

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of Vibhu Bakhru, J., allowed a petition before it,

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Mandate of S. 42 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act explained

Calcutta High Court: An appeal was decided by a Division Bench comprising of Sanjib Banerjee and Sabyasachi Bhattacharya, JJ., wherein the order

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Decision of trial court set aside due to its failure to notice doubts in prosecution case

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Ravi Malimath and H.B. Prabhakar Sastry, JJ., decided a criminal application filed under Section

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Bail denied in the interest of society

Allahabad High Court: A miscellaneous bail application was decided by a Single Judge Bench comprising of Suneet Kumar, J., wherein the Court

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Matters requiring extensive fact finding cannot be adjudicated under Art. 226

Karnataka High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Vineet Kothari, J., decided a writ petition filed under Articles 226 and 227

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Suspicion, however strong, cannot take the place of proof

Chhattisgarh High Court: An appeal against the order of acquittal filed by the State was decided by a Division Bench comprising of

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Denial of boarding flight due to overbooking does not limit any consumer redressal action preferred by aggrieved

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Vibhu Bakhru, J., disposed of a petition before it impugning para 3.2 of

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Adverse presumption is drawn against the party that fails to produce the best evidence

Calcutta High Court: An appeal was decided by a Division Bench comprising of Dipankar Datta and Debi Prosad Dey, JJ., wherein the

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Cheques sent to handwriting expert to allow accused to prove his defence

Orissa High Court: A petition under Section 482 of CrPC was decided by a Single Judge Bench comprising of S.K. Sahoo, J.,

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Powers under S. 482 CrPC have no limits

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Chander Bhusan Barowalia, J., decided a criminal petition filed under Section 482

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Schools in J&K directed to set up committees for creating awareness towards child abuse issues

High Court of Jammu and Kashmir: A division bench comprising of Badar Durrez Ahmed, CJ., and Dhiraj Singh Thakur, J., recently dealt

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Principles to be considered while deciding a bail petition discussed

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sandeep Sharma, J., decided a criminal petition filed under Section 439 of

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The Court, in exercise of writ jurisdiction, should not ignore a condition imposed by law for entertaining an appeal

Allahabad High Court: A civil writ petition was dismissed by a Single Judge Bench comprising of Ram Surat Ram Maurya, J., on

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Mere casual allegations are not sufficient to constitute an offence under S. 498-A IPC

Karnataka High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of K.N. Phaneendra, J., decided a criminal petition filed under Section 482 of CrPC,

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Prima facie discrepancies surrounding appointment valid grounds to direct inquiry

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sunil Gaur, J., disposed of a writ petition before it. The petitioner, an

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If prosecution has already examined a substantial number of witnesses, a comment on the worth of the witnesses is improper

High Court of Jharkhand: The Single Judge Bench comprising of Chandrashekhar, J., recently dealt with a bail petition wherein he held that

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Summons to be ensured to have been served, and appearance therein avoided intentionally before starting criminal proceedings

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of S.P. Garg, J., dismissed a criminal leave petition before it, preferred by the