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R. Vijayan v. Baby & Anr. (2012) - Fine with Compensation u/s 357(3) CrPC

 17 December 2020

he court held that there must be a consequential levy of a fine of an amount sufficient to cheque amount and interest thereon at a fixed rate of 9% p.a, followed by the award of such sum as compensation from the fine amount and the appeal was dismiss..

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Amarveer Singh v State of Rajastham & Ors. (2009) - Condition of payment of fine for bail is unjustified

 17 December 2020

The court held that the accused booked under Section 138 of Negotiable Instrument Act would ordinarily be granted bail since the offence was a non-bailable one and therefore they are not to be taken in the custody during the trial. Likewise, a person..

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Sayad Hyder Hussain v. State of Orissa & Anr. (1996) - Application Ss. 397 & 401 CrPC

 17 December 2020

The court opined that there was no dispute in the agreement of sale and ordered for handing over of vehicle to the petitioner on receiving the security of Rs 1,00,000...

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Butterfield v. Forrester (1809) - Contributory Negligence Established

 16 December 2020

The case introduces Contributory Negligence from the base level, which simply states that negligence/ignorance/carelessness matters even if you are injured too. It wipes out the fact that carelessness of only single party matters, and empowers people..

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Rakesh Kumar Paul v. State of Assam (2017) - Default Bail u/s 167(2) CrPC

 16 December 2020

The court held that the petitioner was to be awarded 'default bail' based on the facts and the circumstances of the case and set aside the order of the High Court...

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Amar Nath Chaubey v. UOI & Ors. (2018) - Closure Report on Lack of Concrete Evidence

 16 December 2020

The approach adopted by the Supreme Court of India is commendable. The apex court has established that the judiciary is independent and dedicated to protecting the rights of the last citizen of the country...

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Maninder Kaur & Ors. v. Teja Singh (2000) - Bail in Offences u/s 302& 304 IPC

 15 December 2020

The Court set aside the impugned order of High Court and allowed the appellants to remain on bail pursuant to the bond already executed by them...

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90 days detention illegal in case of s.386 IPC because punishment is not more than 10 years

 15 December 2020

The background to the petition filed lies in the events that the petitioner was arrested in connection with the offence punishable under Sections 386, 506 and 120-B of the IPC...

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State of UP v. Ram Sagar Yadav & Ors (1985) - Dying Declaration can be Acted upon without Corroboration

 15 December 2020

The Court allowed the appeal and set aside the decision of the High Court affirming that of the Sessions Court convicting and sentencing the respondents...

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Motiram & Ors v State of MP (1978) - Enlargement on bail with or without sureties

 15 December 2020

The petition was allowed and the petitioner was released as sought by the advocate...

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State of Kerala v. Raneef (2011) - Delay in Concluding Trial must be Considered while Granting Bail

 15 December 2020

The Court dismissed the appeal against the order of the Kerala High Courtfor grant of bail to the respondent...

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National Association of Blind v. Bombay Municpal Corporation (2020) - Disabled Win Case on Pay-Cut

 14 December 2020

A Bombay High Court division bench consisting of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G.S.Kulkarni has declared through the judgment in the case – National Association of Blind v. Bombay Municipal Corporation, delivered on October 28, 2020, that ..

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Jayantilal Verma v. State of MP (2020) - Statement u/s 313 CrPC

 14 December 2020

In the judgment of the case – Jayantilal Verma v. State of M.P. (Now Chhattisgarh), delivered on November 19, 2020, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Hrishikesh Roy, at the Supreme Court, have ruled that in the case of death of wife Sahodarabai ..

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Authorized Officer, Indian Bank v. KJ George & Ors (2020) - DRT's Power on Limitation

 14 December 2020

With the judgment by Justice A.M. Badar, at Kerala High Court delivered on November 2, 2020 in the case – Authorized Officer, Indian Bank v. K.J. George & Others, the Supreme Court’s clear view has been reiterated that in the absence of a statutory p..

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Amish Devgan v. UOI & Ors - Journalist Amish Devgan's Remarks on Sufi Saint

 11 December 2020

The judgment deals with a writ petition filed by Journalist Amish Devgan seeking quashing of FIRs lodged against him for his remarks against Sufi Saint Moinnuddin Chisthi. The question before the court was that whether the First Information Reports s..

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Secretary, MoD v. Babita Puniya & Ors (2020) - Permanent Commission of Women in the Army

 09 December 2020

The judgement after these many years of hard work and struggle seems welcoming by the majority population in the country. This judgement upheld the right of women to have PC in the Army thereby making them stand shoulder to shoulder with their male c..

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Evidence sans pleading not helpful

 09 December 2020

In the SC's view, the reasons recorded in the orders passed by the Trial Court, as confirmed in revision and by the HC are valid and are in accordance with the settled principles of law. It is clear from the conduct of the appellants, that in spite o..

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Madras HC Takes Serious Note Of Doctors Not Even Going Near Dead Bodies As Such Shabby Unscientific Reports Will Collapse Criminal Justice System In Country

 08 December 2020

While noting that in most of the medico-legal cases, the sentence in most of the medico-legal cases, the outcome of the criminal case depends upon the findings in the autopsy certificate and also the doctor's evidence, the Madras High Court in a late..

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Case Analysis of: Romila Thapar v. Union of India

 07 December 2020

The present case is a cornerstone in cases at the intersection of criminal law and constitutional rights since it is among the first cases filed to deal with the silencing of the dissent under the current NDA regime. It deals with the arrest of five ..

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Established Status Quo Brought About By Judgments Interpreting Local/State Laws Should Not Be Lightly Departed From

 07 December 2020

In an interesting, fresh and significant development, the Supreme Court in a latest, landmark and laudable judgment titled Navin Chandra Dhoundiyal vs. State of Uttarakhand in Civil Appeal No. 3493/2020 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 10943/2020) along ..

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