(1)
S.Bakrudeen Ali Ahmed : Petitioner/A1 Vs.
The Forest Ranger Officer,
Keelakarai Range, Ramanathapuram District.
(W.L.O.R No.12 of 2023) : Respondent/Complainant D.D
04/08/2023
HIGH COURTS
Criminal Appeal – Anticipatory Bail – Grant of anticipatory bail under Section 438 of Cr.P.C – Petitioner seeks anticipatory bail against charges under various sections of the Wild Life Protection Act – Petitioner apprehends arrest – Prosecution alleges possession of prohibited commodity – Confession statement of co-accused implicates the petitioner – Key ...
(2)
SUDHIR JAIN .....Plaintiff Vs.
R. P. MITTAL..... Defendant D.D
04/08/2023
HIGH COURTS
Friendly Loan - Nature of Transaction - Loan Agreement - Defendant approached plaintiff for a personal loan of Rs. 10 Crores for a hotel project - Plaintiff agreed to provide Rs. 5 Crores as per Loan Agreement - Defendant requested additional loan of Rs. 2.5 Crores through email - Plaintiff provided the additional loan - Defendant claimed it was not a loan but an investment - Plaintiff's claim...
(3)
SUSHMA SAREEN ...Petitioner Vs.
INSURANCE OMBUDSMAN AND OTHERS ...Respondents D.D
04/08/2023
HIGH COURTS
Insurance Law - Repudiation of Claim - Pre-existing Illness - Writ Petition for Certiorari and Mandamus – Insurance company repudiated claims for two life insurance policies on grounds of suppression of material facts, specifically chronic diseases (diabetes mellitus and hypertension) of the insured – Insurance Ombudsman upheld the repudiation – High Court found no independent in...
(4)
KUSHALDEEP SINGH DHILLON …PETITIONER Vs.
STATE OF PUNJAB …RESPONDENT D.D
04/08/2023
HIGH COURTS
Criminal Law - Regular Bail - Disproportionate Assets and Benami Transactions - Section 439 Cr.P.C. - Held, granting regular bail in cases of disproportionate assets where most evidence is documentary - Petitioner, an ex-MLA, alleged to have acquired assets beyond known sources of income - Bail granted considering the completion of investigation and submission of documentary evidence to the prosec...
(5)
Smt.Bhulana And Another ……………Appellant Vs.
State of U.P. And Another ……………..Respondent D.D
03/08/2023
HIGH COURTS
Criminal Appeal - Dowry Death - Cruelty - Insufficient evidence of cruelty or harassment by husband or relatives of husband - Failure to establish demand for dowry - Benefit of doubt to accused - Acquittal. (Para 6)
Evidence Act, 1872 - Sections 73, 113A, 113B - Presumption in dowry death cases - Failure to prove cruelty or harassment for dowry demand - Presumption rebutted - Benefit of doubt t...
(6)
Tehsil Bar Association , Sadar Tehsil Parisar , Gandhi Nagar, Ghaziabad ……………… Petitioner Vs.
U.P. Power Corporation Limited And 3 Others…………. Respondent D.D
03/08/2023
HIGH COURTS
Electricity Supply - Charging of electricity consumption for lawyers' chambers in court premises - Applicability of rate schedule - Whether legal profession constitutes a commercial activity - Distinction between profession and trade/business - Discrimination in charging electricity rates for similar premises within the same State - Writ petition filed for clarification and uniformity in charg...
(7)
BY ADV NIREESH MATHEW Vs.
STATE OF KERALA D.D
03/08/2023
HIGH COURTS
The petitioner, Nandakumar N, is the 2nd accused in Crime No.26/2021 of Excise Enforcement & Anti Narcotic Special Squad, Ernakulam. He is charged under Sections 20(b)(ii)C, 25, and 29 of the NDPS Act. The application for regular bail is submitted due to his prolonged judicial custody. [Para 2]
The prosecution argued that the petitioner was driving the vehicle in which the contrab...
(8)
DIXITA GOLWALA ..... Petitioner Vs.
NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU ..... Respondent D.D
03/08/2023
HIGH COURTS
Criminal Appeal – Bail Application – Offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 – Application for bail under Section 439 CrPC – Alleged involvement of the Applicant in drug trafficking – Recovery of commercial quantity of contraband – Conspiracy with co-accused persons – Interpretation of Section 37 NDPS Act – Admissibili...
(9)
CHANDHINI. T.K, ........PETITIONER Vs.
STATE OF KERALA .....RESPONDENT D.D
03/08/2023
HIGH COURTS
Criminal Misc. Case – Quashing of Proceedings under Section 498-A of IPC – Accused in a live-in relationship with the complainant’s husband – Whether the term “relative” under Section 498-A includes a woman in a romantic relationship with the husband – Strict construction of penal provision – Contextual interpretation – Quashing of FIR and Fina...