No Work No Pay Is Not a Universal Rule: Punjab & Haryana High Court Dock Identification Without Prior TIP Is Absolutely Useless: P&H High Court Upholds Acquittal in Attempt to Murder Case Filing Forged Court Pleadings in Union Government’s Name is Criminal Contempt: Karnataka High Court Sentences Litigant to Jail Execution of Will Proved, But Probate Justly Denied Due to Concealment of Property Sale: Delhi High Court Mere Designation Doesn’t Establish Criminal Liability: Bombay High Court Quashes Proceedings Against ICICI Officials in Octroi Evasion Case Law of Limitation Binds All Equally, Including the State: Allahabad High Court Dismisses Review Petition with 5743 Days’ Delay Once Selected, All Are Equals: Allahabad High Court Slams State for Withholding Pay Protection From Later Batches of Ex-Servicemen Constables Non-Compliance With Section 42 of NDPS Act Is Fatal to Prosecution: Punjab & Haryana High Court Acquits Two Accused In 160 Kg Poppy Husk Case Unregistered Agreement Creating Right of Way Inadmissible in Evidence: Punjab & Haryana High Court Summary Decree in Partition Suit Denied: Unequivocal Admissions Absent, Full Trial Necessary: Delhi High Court No Court Can Allow Itself to Be Used as an Instrument of Fraud: Delhi High Court Exposes Forged Writ Petition Filed in Name of Unaware Citizen "Deliberate Wage Splitting to Evade Provident Fund Dues Is Illegal": Bombay High Court Restores PF Authority's 7A Order Against Saket College and Centrum Direct Identification Vitiated, Diamonds Not Produced, Last Seen Theory Unreliable: Bombay High Court Acquits Two in 2011 Diamond Courier Murder Deposit of ₹5100 Crores Brings Quietus to Entire Criminal Web of Proceedings: Supreme Court Exercises Extraordinary Powers to Quash All Cases Against Hemant Hathi in Landmark Settlement-Driven Order Presumption Under Section 139 Can't Be Rebutted Pre-Trial: Supreme Court Restores Cheque Bounce Complaint Quashed By Patna High Court Supreme Court Invokes Article 142 to End Discrimination Against Ad-Hoc Employees in Allahabad High Court: Orders Reinstatement and Regularization Supreme Court Declares CSR a Constitutional Duty to Protect Environment: Orders Undergrounding of Powerlines in Great Indian Bustard Habitat A Minor’s Sole Testimony, If Credible, Is Sufficient for Conviction: Supreme Court Upholds Child Trafficking Conviction Under IPC and ITPA You Can’t Invent Disqualifications After the Bid: Supreme Court Holds Joint Venture Experience Can’t Be Ignored in Tenders High Court Can't Re-Appreciate Evidence or Rewrite Contract to Set Aside Arbitral Award: Supreme Court Reinstates Award Under Quantum Meruit Once Arbitration Invoked, Criminal Prosecution Cannot Be Weaponised in Civil Disputes: Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against Former Director in Rent Row Section 319 CrPC | Pursuing Legal Remedies in Higher Forums Is Not ‘Evasion of Trial’; Custody Not Required for Summoned Accused: Supreme Court Order 21 Rule 90 CPC | Undervaluation or Procedural Lapses Constitute ‘Material Irregularity’, Not ‘Fraud’; Separate Suit to Bypass Limitation Impermissible: Supreme Court Order 21 CPC | Separate Suit Challenging Auction Sale Barred for Pendente Lite Transferees; Remedy Lies in Execution Proceedings: Supreme Court Non-Signatories Cannot Force Arbitration: Supreme Court Blocks Claim by Sub-Contractor Against HPCL Resignation Forfeits Pension Rights, But Gratuity Is Statutory: Supreme Court Partly Allows Appeal of DTC Employee’s Legal Heirs Appellate Courts Can’t Blanket-Exempt Convicted Directors from Deposit under NI Act Merely Because Company Wound Up: Supreme Court Refers Interpretation of Section 148 to Larger Bench Inordinate Delay Cannot Be Condoned Without Reasons: Supreme Court Slams Madhya Pradesh High Court for Casual Approach in Condoning 1612 Days’ Delay Constitutional Rights & Witness Protection | State Authorities Cannot Victimise Litigants for Approaching Court: Supreme Court Review Jurisdiction is Not an Appeal in Disguise: Supreme Court Dismisses Konkan Railway’s Plea Over Employee’s Resignation Withdrawal Agreement to Sell Does Not Create Any Right in Property, Hence No Right to Compensation on Acquisition: Allahabad High Court Sexual Harassment Complaint Can Be Inquired by ICC at Woman’s Workplace Even if Accused Works Elsewhere: Supreme Court Settles Jurisdiction Under POSH Act Mandate Expired, Arbitrator Functus Officio: Supreme Court Orders Substitution After Delay in Arbitral Award

"CRIMINAL LAW" Digest

Bail Application – Second application for regular bail – Petitioner accused of committing an offence under Section 20(b)(ii)C of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 – Allegation of transporting contraband – Arrested with a significant quantity of Ganja – Search conducted between sunset and sunrise – Compliance of 2nd proviso to Section 42 of...

Quashing of FIR and Proceedings – FIR No. 46 Dated 11.05.2008 under Section 306/34 IPC – Suicide of Aruna Rani – FIR based on delayed statement of Paramjit Kaur citing harassment by 11 individuals – Suicide note in deceased’s handwriting but no direct evidence of abetment by named individuals – High Court finds no proximate link or clear mens rea for abetment &n...

Maintenance - Revision petition filed by the petitioner against the order of learned Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, District Uijain - Order dated 16.01.2020 rejecting the application filed by the petitioner under Section 127 of Cr.P.C for reduction in the maintenance amount awarded to respondent/wife and her son - Dispute arising from a matrimonial dispute and maintenance claim. [Para 1...

Criminal Law – Quashing of Charges – Section 482 Cr.P.C. invoked for quashing the charges framed against the petitioners under Sections 498-A and 323 IPC for alleged dowry harassment – Background involves the marriage of non-petitioner No.2 with Suresh Kumar Narania and subsequent accusations of cruelty and dowry harassment by her in-laws and sister-in-law – Charges of 406 ...

Transfer Petition – Section 482 Cr.P.C. – Petition filed for transferring FIR No. 133, dated 10th March 2022, to Central Bureau of Investigation or to a Special Investigation Team under the supervision of a Senior IPS officer. The case involves allegations of crimes punishable under Sections 452, 323, 506, 427, 120-B, 148, and 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. [Para 1] Legal Abuse...

Matrimonial Dispute – Transfer of Petition – Petitioner-wife seeks transfer of the case filed under Section 10 of the Hindu Marriage Act due to distance and inconvenience. Legal Precedents – Judgments like Sumita Singh Vs. Kumar Sanjay, Rajani Kishor Pardeshi Vs. Kishor Babulal Pardeshi, and N.C.V. Aishwarya Vs. A.S. Saravana Karthik Sha cited to emphasize the convenience of ...

Extradition Proceedings – Appointment of Advocate for Prosecution – Petition by Samsung Gulf Electronics, FZE seeking the appointment of an advocate for prosecuting the extradition request of Sukhmeet Singh Anand in Spain – Respondent authorities directed to appoint an advocate to assist in extradition proceedings. [Paras 1-18]   Representation in Foreign Legal Proceed...

FIR and Allegations – FIR No. 0135/2018 under Sections 420, 409 IPC against petitioner Sai Ramakrishna Karuturi, Director of M/s Karuturi Global Limited, for failing to fulfill agreements with the Government of Djibouti and misappropriating funds – Petitioner accused of non-performance and diversion of funds meant for land development in Ethiopia [Para 2].   Petitioner&rsquo...

Bail Application – Regular bail granted to Jagsir Singh @ Jagga in FIR No. 101 dated 21.08.2023 registered for offences under IPC Sections 379-B, 420, 383, 411, 120-B and Arms Act Sections 25, 27 at Police Station Nihal Singh Wala, District Moga. Reliance on co-accused Sikander Singh alias Sikanderi’s bail, the principle of parity applied. [Para 7]   Circumstances of Offence...

Maintenance Law – Maintenance under Section 125 of CrPC – Enhancement and Cancellation of Maintenance – Application for cancellation of maintenance by husband rejected by Family Court – Application for enhancement of maintenance by wife allowed by Family Court – Husband challenged Family Court’s decision in High Court – High Court examined evidence and con...