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for a charge u/s 212 – knowledge of commission of offence sine qua non
Supreme Court of India Sanjeev Kumar vs State Of Himachal Pradesh on 22 January, 1999 Equivalent citations: AIR 1999 SC 782, 1999 (1)…
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Father in law convicted u/s 202 for failure to inform the authorities as to DIL’s suicide
Comment : In this case of unnatural death of a DIL – notwithstanding failure of prosecution to bring home offences 302/306/304B against the accused –…
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DHC on Delhi Rent Control Act – S.14(1)(e)/14(6)/25B(8)
Comment : In this case the landlord preferred a revision against the order of the decision of ARC dismissing his eviction petition on the ground…
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Supreme Court on whether partition deeds are compulsory registrable ?
Comment : This case holds that partition – is a declaration of will as regards property – which effects a change in legal relation with…
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Registration of Gift Deed after donor’s death
Comment : A very important on the preposition that “A gift can be registered by the donee after the death of the donor, without the…
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Is criminal judgment binding on a civil case ?
Comment : We, therefore, are of the opinion that the judgment in a criminal case was not relevant in evidence for the purpose of proving…
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Forgery in Judicial Proceedings – S.195 CrPC/S.340 CrPC – Iqbal Singh Marwah v. Minakshi Marwah – 2005 SC
Comment : In this landmark 5 judge bench decision on the interplay of offence of forgery in judicial proceedings/the bar of S.195 on independant…
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Supreme Court on parol evidence in case of contract
Supreme Court of India Narandas Morardas Gaziwala & Ors vs S. P. Am. Papammal& Anr on 25 March, 1966 Equivalent citations: 1967 AIR 333,…
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Evidentiary Weight when witness dies after examination in chief
Comment : This case is a preposition for “When a witness after his examination in chief dies – and hence could not be cross…
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Supreme Court convicting man for wife’s murder – circumstantial evidence.
In this interesting case – the Court convicted the man for murdering his wife, on the basis of following evidence – the chain of…
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Supreme Court on Possession of fruits of crime in murder case
A decision on inference arising from possession of fruits of crime – soon after the occurence, in absence of reasonable explanation may lead to…
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Supreme Court on obscenity (Bandit Queen Judgment)
A Remarkable judgment outlining the law of obscenity as it stands in India, in a nutshell, while holding Bandit Queen to have been rightly…
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MENS REA/GUILTY INTENT MUST FOR OFFENCE OF BIGAMY
Comment : This case reflects that the Indian Courts have insisted on requirement of guilty knowledge for prosecution under S.494 for bigamy. In this…
