Order VIII Rules 3 & 5 CPC | Silence Is Admission: State’s Failure To Specifically Deny Hiring Amounts To Acceptance: JK HC Mere Entry, Abuse Or Assault Is Not Civil Contempt – Willfulness And Dispossession Must Be Clearly Proved: Bombay High Court Magistrate Cannot Shut Eyes To Final Report After Cognizance – Supplementary Report Must Be Judicially Considered Before Framing Charges: Allahabad High Court Examination-in-Chief Alone Cannot Sustain Conviction Amid Serious Doubts: Delhi High Court Upholds Acquittal in Grievous Hurt Case Employees Cannot Pick Favourable Terms and Reject the Rest: Bombay High Court Upholds SIDBI’s Cut-Off Date for Pension to CPF Optees Cannot Reclaim Absolute Ownership After Letting Your Declaration Suit Fail: AP High Court Enforces Finality in Partition Appeal Death Due to Fat Embolism and Delayed Treatment Is Not Culpable Homicide: Orissa High Court Converts 30-Year-Old 304 Part-I Conviction to Grievous Hurt Fabricated Lease Cannot Be Sanctified by Consolidation Entry: Orissa High Court Dismisses 36-Year-Old Second Appeal Rules of the Game Were Never Changed: Delhi High Court Upholds CSIR’s Power to Prescribe Minimum Threshold in CASE-2023 Resignation Does Not Forfeit Earned Pension: Calcutta High Court Declares Company Superannuation Benefit as ‘Wages’ Under Law Fraud Vitiates Everything—Stranger Can File Independent Suit Against Compromise Decree: Bombay High Court Refuses to Reject 49-Year-Old Challenge at Threshold Mere Long Possession By One Co-Owner Does Not Destroy The Co-Ownership Right Of The Other: Madras High Court State Cannot Hide Behind An Illegal Undertaking: Punjab & Haryana High Court Questions Denial Of Retrospective Regularization Sentence Cannot Be Reduced to Two Months for Four Life-Threatening Stab Wounds: Supreme Court Restores 3-Year RI in Attempt to Murder Case Suspicion, However Grave, Cannot Substitute Proof: Apex Court Reaffirms Limits of Section 106 IEA Accused at the Time of the Statement Was Not in the Custody of the Police - Discovery Statement Held Inadmissible Under Section 27: Supreme Court Failure to Explain What Happened After ‘Last Seen Together’ Becomes an Additional Link: Supreme Court Strengthens Section 106 Evidence Act Doctrine Suicide in a Pact Is Conditional Upon Mutual Participation — Survivor’s Resolve Reinforces the Act: Supreme Court Affirms Conviction Under Section 306 IPC Participation in Draw Does Not Cure Illegality: Supreme Court Rejects Estoppel in Arbitrary Flat Allotment Case Nepotism and Self-Aggrandizement Are Anathema to a Democratic System: Supreme Court Quashes Allotment of Super Deluxe Flats by Government Employees’ Welfare Society Liberty Is Not Absolute When It Becomes a Threat to Society: Supreme Court Cancels Bail of Alleged ₹6.5 Crore Fraud Mastermind Magistrate’s Power Is Limited — Sessions Court May Yet Try the Case: Supreme Court Corrects High Court’s Misconception in ₹6.5 Crore Fraud Bail Order Dacoity Cannot Be Presumed, It Must Be Proved: Allahabad High Court Acquits Villagers After 43 Years, Citing ‘Glaring Lapses’ in Prosecution Case When the Judge Signs with the Prosecutor, Justice Is Already Compromised: MP High Court Quashes Tainted Medical College Enquiry Strict Rules Of Evidence Do Not Apply To Proceedings Before The Family Court: Kerala High Court Upholds Wife’s Claim For Gold And Money Commission Workers Cannot Claim Status of Civil Servants: Gujarat High Court Declines Regularization of Physically Challenged Case-Paper Operators Non-Wearing of Helmet Had a Direct Nexus with Fatal Head Injuries  : Madras High Court Upholds 25% Contributory Negligence for Helmet Violation Only a ‘Person Aggrieved’ Can Prosecute Defamation – Political Party Must Be Properly Represented: Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Against Rahul Gandhi

(1) BHAWNA CHOURASIA ...APPLICANT Vs. SURYA PRATAP SINGH ...RESPONDENT D.D 20/11/2023

Cheque Dishonor - Allegation of Non-Repayment of Loan – Petitioner accused of not depositing a sum of Rs.11,00,000/- in a fixed deposit and issuing a dishonored cheque for Rs.10,00,000/-. [Para 2] Abuse of Process of Law – Petitioner's contention of multiple complaints against the respondent for physical and mental torture and the non-availability of ingredients of Section 138 o...

# MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 13433 of 2023 Docid 2023 LEJ Crim MP 18

(2) DINESH SHARMA .....APPLICANT Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH .....RESPONDENTS D.D 20/11/2023

Forgery and Cheating in Land Transaction – Dispute over land sale involving fraudulent representation and cheating – Allegations against Subodh Mishra for fraudulently representing himself as the owner of the land and deceiving Rakesh Vyas – Anurag Shukla, a bonafide purchaser of the land, incorrectly implicated in the case. [Paras 6, 20-22, 24-25]   Role of Dinesh Sha...

MADHYA PRADESH # MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 1433 of 2016 Docid 2023 LEJ Crim MP 37

(3) Gurpreet Singh ...Petitioner Vs. Balbir Singh and another ...Respondents D.D 20/11/2023

Civil Suit - Application under Order 1 Rule 10 CPC - Challenge to the order allowing the application during the pendency of a suit - Relationship between parties not disputed - Petitioner is the son of respondent No.1, and respondent No.2 is the grandson of respondent No.1 - Compromise had taken place between the parties in the earlier suit, transferring the suit property to the petitioner and his...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CR-3542-2021(O&M) Docid 2023 LEJ Civil PH 64

(4) Harinder Singh ... Petitioner Vs. Rajinder Singh ...Respondent(s) D.D 20/11/2023

Revision Petition – Challenge to order of Sessions Judge – Dismissal of complaint against the petitioner-accused under Sections 420, 406, 465, 466, 467, 471, and 120-B IPC – Complaint initially dismissed for non-appearance – Sessions Judge’s order setting aside dismissal and remanding for fresh consideration challenged – Interpretation of Section 401 Cr.P.C. &nd...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CRR-800-2022 (O & M) Docid 2023 LEJ Crim PH 79

(5) JAGSIR SINGH @ JAGGA ...PETITIONER Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB ...RESPONDENT D.D 20/11/2023

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...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CRM-M-56958-2023 Docid 2023 LEJ Crim PH 37

(6) SONU ...PETITIONER Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS ...RESPONDENTS D.D 20/11/2023

Medical Unfitness in Recruitment - Hypertension and Varicose Vein - Petitioner declared medically unfit for the post of Constable (Animal Transport) in ITBP due to 'varicose vein both legs' and 'high blood pressure', later revised to 'hypertension with mild mitral regurgitation'. Petitioner contends wrongful rejection based on hypertension, a condition reportedly curable wi...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CWP-3903-2016 Docid 2023 LEJ Civil PH 82

(7) Ujjagar Construction Pvt. Ltd. . . . Petitioner(s) Vs. Nayati Healthcare and Research NCR Pvt. Ltd. and Others . . . Respondent(s) D.D 20/11/2023

Civil Procedure – Jurisdiction of Civil Court under SARFAESI Act – Suit based on Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for specific performance and damages – Jurisdiction of civil court not barred under Section 34 of SARFAESI Act – DRT or other tribunals not empowered to adjudicate rights arising from MOU – Civil Court's jurisdiction plenary unless expressly or implie...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CR-5837-2023 (O&M) Docid 2023 LEJ Civil PH 15

(8) Vanam Murali Yadav ....Petitioner Vs. Vikas Sapra and another ...Respondents D.D 20/11/2023

Proclaimed Offender – Quashing of Proclamation Order – Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of order declaring petitioner as proclaimed person in Negotiable Instruments Act case – Petitioner’s absence at trial led to proclamation – Impugned order set aside due to non-compliance with mandatory conditions of Section 82 (2) Cr.P.C. and lack of recorded satisfa...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CRM-M-58523-2023 Docid 2023 LEJ Crim PH 35

(9) SHAHIK PARVEEN …PETITIONER Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA …RESPONDENT D.D 20/11/2023

Detention under Telangana Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1986 – Challenging the detention of Md. Nizamoddin under Section 3(2) of the Act – Alleged as a ‘Sexual Offender’ for committing sexual assault on a minor girl multiple times, resulting in pregnancy. [Para 2-4, 9]   Contention of Petitioner – Detention order issued without proper subjective s...

TELANGANA # WRIT PETITION No. 29522 OF 2023 Docid 2023 LEJ Crim Tel 44