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November 17, 2025

Expert Opinion Is Weak Evidence – Dying Declaration Without Corroboration Cannot Convict: Andhra Pradesh High Court Acquits Man Accused of Wife’s Murder

By: sayum

“A dying declaration unsupported by independent corroboration, and not even put to the accused under Section 313 CrPC, cannot be the basis of conviction — more so when surrounded by...

November 17, 2025

Title Perfected Under Tenancy Act Cannot Be Reopened by Civil Court Without Proof of Fraud: Bombay High Court Dismisses Partition Suit

By: sayum

“Sale Certificate Under Section 32M is a Conclusive Document of Ownership”— Bombay High Court held that civil courts lack jurisdiction to reopen or question title conferred under the Bombay Tenancy...

November 17, 2025

Registered Sale Agreement Can Be a Mask for Loan Security, Not a Binding Promise of Sale: Madras High Court Declares Oral Evidence Admissible to Expose Real Intention

By: Admin

“Bar under Sections 91 & 92 Evidence Act does not apply when the very nature of a document is in question, not its terms” — In a reportable judgment Madras...

November 17, 2025

Harassment Alone Isn’t Enough — There Must Be a Direct and Proximate Act That Drives Suicide: Gujarat High Court Acquits Accused in Section 306 IPC Case

By: sayum

“Mens rea cannot be gleaned merely by what goes on in the mind of the victim”— In a landmark judgment Gujarat High Court, through Justice Gita Gopi, set aside the...

November 17, 2025

Statutory Remedies Cannot Be Bypassed by Filing a Writ Petition Years Later: Supreme Court Dismisses Delayed Challenge to Revenue Auction

By: sayum

“Failure to file under Sections 37-A or 38 within 30 days is fatal to any challenge of sale under the Revenue Recovery Act”— Supreme Court of India refusing to interfere...

November 17, 2025

Assessee Cannot Be Asked To Prove 'Source of Source' For Pre-Amendment Loans: Delhi High Court Affirms ITAT Deletion of ₹10 Cr Addition Under Section 68

By: sayum

“It is settled law that the assessee need not to prove the 'source of source’” – Delhi High Court, in a detailed and well-reasoned judgment, dismissed the Income Tax Department’s...

November 17, 2025

Order VIII Rule 1 Is Directory in Non-Commercial Suits—Striking Off Defence Without Considering Section 8 Arbitration Application Not Sustainable: Punjab and Haryana High Court

By: sayum

"Courts must not non-suit parties on mere technicalities, especially when the dispute involves crores of public funds" - In a significant ruling Punjab and Haryana High Court revisited the interplay...

November 17, 2025

Police Report Is Not a Valid Complaint under Section 195 CrPC; Cognizance for Section 188 IPC Offence Without Public Servant’s Complaint Is Void: Andhra Pradesh High Court

By: sayum

Merely styling a chargesheet as a complaint cannot cure the defect when the law requires a specific mode of initiation” - In a key ruling affirming the procedural safeguards under...

November 17, 2025

Conviction Cannot Rest on Recovery Alone from Shared Space: Supreme Court Acquits Man Accused of Murder

By: sayum

“Recovery of a pistol from a shared, accessible household space—without eyewitness support, without independent witnesses, and without an unbroken forensic chain—cannot form the sole basis of conviction under Section 302...

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