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May 04, 2025

Income Tax Department Can Seize Unexplained Cash Recovered During Police Probe: Gujarat High Court Upholds IT Powers Under Section 132A

By: Deepak Kumar

“Police has no power to retain cash when requisition is issued under Section 132A... the cash must be handed over to Income Tax Department for proceedings under the Act” -...

May 04, 2025

POCSO Law Cannot Be Used to Settle Property Disputes Between Siblings”: Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Based on Family Rivalry

By: Deepak Kumar

“Permitting investigation into such offences would be an abuse of the process of law and result in miscarriage of justice” — Karnataka High Court quashed an FIR under the POCSO...

May 04, 2025

Tenant Cannot Deny Liability of Rent Merely on Oral Assurances from Third Parties: Delhi High Court Upholds Recovery Order

By: Deepak Kumar

“The defence raised by the appellant was completely moonshine and requires no further evidence to be led to be rejected” - Delhi High Court dismissed an appeal by tenant affirming...

May 04, 2025

Issuing Non-Bailable Warrants at First Instance Without Notice Violates Due Process: Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Order Cancelling Bail

By: Deepak Kumar

“Liberty Cannot Be Jeopardized for Mere Absence on a Single Date — Courts Must Exercise Caution Before Resorting to Harsh Measures” - In a significant judgment Punjab and Haryana High...

May 04, 2025

Stamp Duty Must Reflect Auction Price, Not Artificial Market Value: Andhra Pradesh High Court Rebukes Sub-Registrar for Illegal Demand

By: sayum

“The Sub-Registrar has no other option but to register the sale certificates by fixing the stamp duty based on the successful bid price… the same reflects the true market value...

May 04, 2025

Stamp Vendors Perform a Public Duty and Are Remunerated by Government – They Are Public Servants Under the Prevention of Corruption Act: Supreme Court

By: sayum

“Mere Recovery of Tainted Money Without Proof of Demand Is Insufficient to Sustain Conviction Under the PC Act” - In a landmark judgment Supreme Court ruled that licensed stamp vendors...

May 04, 2025

Forging High Court Orders to Defeat Execution Proceedings Is Criminal Contempt of the Highest Order: Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Three Accused

By: sayum

Creating Fake Judicial Orders and Submitting Them in Court Is One of the Most Dreaded Acts of Contempt: - In a significant ruling Supreme Court of India upheld the conviction...

May 04, 2025

Continuous Readiness and Willingness Must Be Strictly Proved in Specific Performance Suits: Punjab and Haryana High Court

By: sayum

"Plaintiff’s Bare Assertion Without Evidence Cannot Substitute Mandatory Compliance Under Section 16(c) of the Specific Relief Act" - Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh, in the case of Veena...

May 04, 2025

FIR Is Not an Encyclopedia—Absence of Name Doesn’t Entitle Discharge: Orissa High Court Refuses to Quash Charges Against Director in ₹60,000 Chit Fund Fraud

By: sayum

“Co-Accused’s Acquittal Has No Bearing on a Split Trial”— In a significant ruling Orissa High Court dismissed a criminal revision petition seeking discharge from trial in a case involving a...

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