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To Prove S.27 Evidence Act Statement, Investigating Officer Must Narrate What Accused Stated; Merely Exhibiting Memorandum Not Enough : Supreme Court
In a notable judgment, the Supreme Court has discussed how to prove a disclosure statement made by an accused under Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act.The Court noted that the statement of an accused recorded by a police officer under Section 27 of the Evidence Act is basically a "memorandum of confession" of the accused recorded by the Investigating Officer during interrogation which has...
Liquor Policy: Delhi Court Reserves Order On Manish Sisodia's Bail Pleas In CBI, ED Cases
A Delhi Court on Saturday reserved an order on the second regular bail plea filed by Former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi and Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia in the money laundering and corruption cases connected to the liquor policy case.Sisodia is presently in judicial custody in both cases.Special judge Kaveri Baweja of Rouse Avenue Courts reserved the verdict after hearing...
Explainer | Appeal On Ground Of Religion & Use Of Religious Symbols For Votes As 'Corrupt Practice' Under RP Act
In this election season, all voters need to understand how the law prohibits the appeal to votes on the ground of religion and the use of religious symbols in elections.Section 123 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 specifies the acts which are deemed to be "corrupt practices" in elections. Sub-sections (3) and (3A) are relevant for the purposes of this article.Section 123(3) reads...
Supreme Court Permits Withdrawal Of Plea Seeking Regulation Of Inappropriate Content On OTT Platforms, Asks Litigant To First Approach Govt
The Supreme Court today permitted withdrawal of a plea seeking regulation of inappropriate content on over-the-top (OTT) platforms, while granting liberty to the petitioner to make a representation to the Union of India.The Bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta passed the order on the petition filed in public interest, challenging the publication of inappropriate content on OTT...
Supreme Court Stays Himachal Pradesh HC Order Refusing Recall Of Transfer Directions Against Kangra SP
The Supreme Court on Friday (April 19) stayed the order of the Himachal Pradesh High Court which directed the transfer of Superintendent of Police (SP), Kangra District. The High Court in the impugned order refused to recall its earlier directions on transferring Kangra SP Shalini Agnihotri and DGP Sanjay Kundu. The Supreme Court bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala...
'This Is A Scam' : Supreme Court Suprised At Gujarat APMC Allowing 5-Star Hotel On Land Meant For Agriculture Market Yard
The Supreme Court on Friday (April 19) declined to interfere with the order passed by the Gujarat High Court directing the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC), Surat to auction the land allegedly misappropriated for the construction and running of a 5-star hotel. The Supreme Court observed that the High Court was correct in directing such an auction for the land allotted to be...
If Magistrate Takes Cognizance Of Additional Materials Along With Protest Petition, Case Has To Proceed As Private Complaint : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that if the Magistrate takes cognizance of the offence and issues summons to an accused by recording satisfaction based on the additional evidence produced by way of a protest petition filed by the informant, then such a protest petition ought to be treated as a private complaint case under Section 200 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.Reversing the findings of the...
In Urgent Sitting, Supreme Court Directs Medical Examination Of Minor Seeking Abortion Of 28-Week Pregnancy From Sexual Assault
The Supreme Court today, in an urgent hearing, ordered a medical examination of a 14-year-old minor seeking termination of a 28-week pregnancy caused by sexual assault. The bench led by CJI Chandrachud, in a post-4 PM hearing, has directed the medical examination of the minor at Sion Hospital, Maharashtra to be conducted tomorrow (April 20). The medical examination has been directed to...
Jalgaon Mosque Dispute : Supreme Court Directs Municipal Council To Keep Main Entrance Key, Allows Opening Of Back Gate For Namaz
Today (April 19), the Supreme Court ordered that the keys to a mosque in Erandol Taluka, Jalgaon, will remain with the municipal council. While ordering thus, the bench of Bench of Justices Surya Kant and K.V Vishwanathan disposed of an appeal preferred by the Jumma Masjid Trust Committee against the Bombay High Court's order directing it to return the keys of the Jalgaon mosque to the council...
Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea Challenging Bar On Surrogacy For Second Child Of Couples Already Having A Healthy Child
The Supreme Court on Friday (April 19) sought the Union government's response on a plea filed to allow an intending couple, having a healthy biological child, to beget a second child through surrogacy if it so wants.The bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and AG Masih passed the order upon hearing a petition under Article 32 of the Constitution, which challenged the constitutional validity of...
Had Mangoes Only Thrice, Says Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal; Was It As Per Approved Diet Chart? Asks Court
A Delhi Court on Friday (April 19) said that it will examine if Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal followed the Court-approved diet chart while accepting home-cooked food in judicial custody. The Court made the oral observation while reserving order on an application filed by Kejriwal for administering insulin to him in jail and allowing consultation with his doctors through VC. Kejriwal...
Supreme Court Imposes Rs. 5 Lakh Cost On Telangana Govt For Incorrect Affidavits, Allows State To Recover Amount From Erring Officials
The Supreme Court on Thursday (April 18) imposed a cost of Rs. 5 Lakhs on the State of Telangana with liberty to recover the said cost from the erring officials who have facilitated and filed incorrect affidavits in the ongoing proceedings.The case relates to the declaration of the reserved forest land as private land in favor of the private persons by the High Court while exercising its...