Non-Maintenance of Form F Records Is Springboard for Foeticide: P&H HC Upholds 80-Year-Old’s Conviction under PCPNDT Act
“Non-maintenance of records is springboard for commission of offence of foeticide, not just a clerical error.”
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Notice to foreign entity via diplomatic channels under S. 105 CrPC| Supreme Court stays Calcutta HC and Sessions Court orders against UBS Switzerland AG
The Supreme Court’s direction ensures that UBS Switzerland AG will be protected from ex parte adjudication in Indian criminal proceedings. This safeguard will remain in place until the Court examines the issue of serving notice through diplomatic channels.
Only strong and cogent evidence warrants summoning a new accused under S. 319 CrPC: Rajasthan High Court
“When the injured is silent about the involvement and role of the respondents, then under these circumstances, the statements of other witnesses hardly make any difference.”
‘Unverified school certificate cannot be made a basis for determining victim’s age’: Rajasthan High Court upholds acquittal in kidnapping case
“To convict the accused under Section 363 IPC, two things are to be established beyond reasonable doubt, one that she was below the age of 18 years and other would be that she was taken away from her lawful guardianship without consent of the guardians.”
Read why MP High Court stayed proceeding under Section 307 IPC against BJP leader Akshay Kantilal Bam till next date of hearing
The Court directed the State to requisition and submit the case diary and relevant documents before the next date of hearing.
S. 197 CrPC | Excess use of power by Customs officers to ‘extract truth’ is an act done in discharge of official duty: Rajasthan High Court
“Sanction of the Government, to prosecute a public officer, for any act related to the discharge of official duty, is imperative to protect the public officer from facing harassive, retaliatory, revengeful, and frivolous proceedings.”
‘Attending police station merely for evidence seems implausible’; AP HC sets aside order cancelling bail after photos showing accused visiting police station
The Court stated that when considering the material produced, it appears improbable that the accused persons’ visit to the police station was solely to fabricate evidence.
‘25% of net income of husband is just and proper as maintenance to wife’; Allahabad HC dismisses husband’s revision plea for alteration of maintenance
The proceeding u/s 125 CrPC. is summary in nature in which only prima facie it has to be seen that the applicant is the wife of opposite party. It is a social legislation enacted for protecting the wife, minor children, and parents of a person from vagrancy and destitution.
Affidavit of Disclosure required to be filed by wife in maintenance cases, despite ex parte order on husband; Jharkhand High Court
Even if the proceeding was ex-parte against the petitioner, still the required affidavit was to be filed by the wife so as to find out her assets/liabilities/source of income etc.
Kerala High Court permits accused to meet their lawyer on alternate days for 15 minutes in the presence of investigating officer
Kerala High Court: While dismissing the criminal revision petition challenging the order passed by Lower Court, Kauser Edappagath, J. held
Kar HC | Court in exercise of its powers under S. 397 CrPC cannot re-appreciate evidence and arrive at a different conclusion, even if a different view is possible from the evidence; Petition dismissed
Karnataka High Court: John Michael Cunha J., while rejecting the present criminal revision petition, elaborated on scope and ambit of Section 397
Raj HC | Court allows compromise entered into by parties since offences under NI Act are compoundable offences
Rajasthan High Court: Vijay Bishnoi, J., allowed a criminal revision petition seeking to set aside judgments convicting the petitioner with regard to
Writ dismissed as no justification to quash complaint found
Allahabad High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Rajeev Misra, J., dealt with this petition which was filed under Article 227
General points of law arising in a criminal case discussed
Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J., decided a criminal revision petition filed under Sections