Criminal Revision Petition - Maintenance - Validity of order granting maintenance - Allegation of marriage and paternity dispute - Admissibility of evidence - Scope of Section 14 of the Family Courts Act - Photographic evidence and messages - Deliberate cheating and fraudulent intention of the respondent - Consideration of Supreme Court judgment on the treatment of a woman as a wife for the purpos...
Animal Welfare – Custody of Seized Cattle – Appellant challenged the High Court’s order granting interim custody of seized cattle to private respondents – Supreme Court held that prima facie evidence indicated cruelty in transportation conditions – Held, under the proviso to Section 8(3) of the Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act, 1976, pending trial, seized cattle sh...
Criminal Law – Conviction Based on Circumstantial Evidence – Appeal against conviction under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC – High Court upheld trial court's decision – Supreme Court set aside the conviction – Held, reliance on voluntary statements made to police inadmissible under Section 161 Cr.P.C. and Article 20(3) of the Constitution – Lack of dir...
FACTS: The petitioner, M/S. Masturlal (Pvt.) Ltd., was accused of failing to furnish required statistical data to the respondent, violating Section 15(1) of the Collection of Statistics Act, 2008. In a previous proceeding (C.C.No.22683/2012), the petitioner pleaded guilty, paid a fine, and the case was closed.
ISSUE: Whether the second proceeding under Section 15(2) of the Act for non...
Challenge Against Dismissal of Revision Petition - Petitioner challenges the order of the Principal District and Sessions Judge dismissing the criminal revision petition against the trial court's order - Revision petition was against the trial court's dismissal of a complaint for defamation for lack of territorial jurisdiction [Para 1].
Complaint for Defamation Under IPC - Pet...
Criminal Appeal – Rape case – Conviction and sentencing – Sole testimony of the victim – Need for corroboration – Failure to prove case beyond reasonable doubt – Contradictions and inconsistencies in victim’s statement – Lack of injuries and corroborating evidence – Delay in lodging FIR – Absence of independent witnesses – Acquittal...
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 - Section 37 - Bail application - Grant of Bail - Prolonged incarceration - Slow pace of trial - Balance between accused's right to liberty and societal interest - Constitutional parameters - Right to speedy trial - Stringent bail conditions - Prima facie determination of guilt - Special enactments - Right under Article 21 of the Constitutio...
Appeal against Acquittal in Rape and Dacoity Case - High Court Judgement – Appeal by State against acquittal of accused from offences under Sections 395/376G/412 IPC in gang rape and dacoity case - High Court upholds trial court's acquittal of accused from charges of rape under Section 376G IPC but sustains conviction under Section 395 IPC for dacoity.
Evaluation of Prosecut...
Maintenance – Section 125 CrPC – Husband's Duty to Provide – Husband is required to earn money even by physical labor if he is able-bodied and cannot avoid his obligation except on legally permissible grounds – The Court directed the husband to pay a maintenance amount of Rs. 10,000 per month to the wife [Paras 9-13].
Social Justice – Section 125 CrPC...
Criminal Law – Conviction Based on Circumstantial Evidence – Appeal against conviction and death sentence for rape and murder – Prosecution relied solely on circumstantial evidence without medical examination of the accused – Failure to obtain Forensic Sciences Laboratory report on blood/semen stains – Prosecution’s failure to provide medical evidence critical w...