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Allahabad High Court To Function In Hybrid Mode From February 7
The Allahabad High Court today decided that the mode of hearing in the High Court, both at Allahabad and Lucknow, will be switched over to hybrid mode from virtual mode w.e.f. Monday, i.e. 07.02.2022.This order will be subject to other COVID-19 protocols, including restrictions on the entry of Clerks of Advocates and Litigants other than those whose personal presence has been directed by an...
Mere Incorporation Of S. 307 IPC In FIR & Chargesheet No Bar To Quash Case Based On Compromise B/W Parties: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday said that mere incorporation of Section 307 IPC (attempt to murder) in the FIR and the charge-sheet, would not be a bar to the compromise entered into between the parties to put an end to the disputes between them.Observing thus, the Bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi allowed a 482 CrPC application filed by the applicants seeking quashing of the...
Dowry Death- "Crime Evident Of Heartless Husband's Callous Greed": Allahabad HC Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Burning Wife
The Allahabad High Court recently denied bail to a Husband who has been accused of burning her 22-year-old wife and thereafter, burying her dead body was buried at a secret place in connection with the demand of dowry.The Bench of Justice Vikas Kunvar Srivastav denied bail to Bablu (husband of the deceased) as the court remarked that the alleged act of husband was evident of callous greed of...
Leave It To Trial Courts To Decide How Marital Rape Is Proved : Colin Gonsalves To Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on Friday continued hearing a batch of petitions challenging the exception to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, which exempts forceful sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife from the offence of rape.Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves, representing one of the petitioners, argued before a bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice C Hari Shankar that it...
Inherent Jurisdiction Of High Court U/S 482 CrPC Can't Be Invoked To Override Bar Of Review U/S 362: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has refused to entertain a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 for setting aside its own Judgment, citing the bar on review envisaged under Section 362 CrPC.Section 362 stipulates that no Court, when it has signed its Judgment or final order disposing of a case, shall alter or review the same except to correct a clerical or...
Shut Down 'Bars' Attached To TASMAC Shops, Recall The Tender For Issuing Licenses: Madras High Court
Madras High Court has recently held that Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) cannot endorse the 'bars' attached to the TASMAC Shops by issuing licenses to a section of bidders.A single-judge bench of Justice C. Saravanan ruled that all the 'bars' attached to the respective TASMAC shops that currently enjoy a monopoly in the wholesale and retail sale of liquor should be shut...
Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case: Court Asks Media To Not Upload Screenshots Of Live Proceedings
A Delhi Court has asked media persons to not upload screenshots of live proceedings while reporting the Court proceedings in relation to the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case. (FIR 59/2020)Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat passed the order after Senior Advocate Rebecca John, representing accused Khalid Saifi, yesterday objected to a media platform sharing screenshots of...
Chapter XXIA CrPC | Provisions Of Plea Bargaining Applicable To Offences U/S 132 & 135 Of Customs Act: Delhi High Court
In a case concerning illegal smuggling of gold by two Kazakh nationals, the Delhi High Court upheld the plea bargain reached between the Smuggler Respondent, Consul at the Kazakh Embassy, Air Customs Officer, and Senior SPP for the Customs Department vide Mutually Satisfactory Declaration (MSD). Per the MSD, the Respondent pled guilty to Sections 132 and 135(1)(a) and (b) of...
POCSO | Child Witness' Testimony Must Be Evaluated More Carefully, Sufficient For Conviction If It Inspires Confidence & Is Reliable: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has held that a trustworthy testimony of a child witness is sufficient to record a conviction under the POCSO Act. At the same time, the Court struck a note of caution that the testimony has to be evaluated more carefully..The observation was made by Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri while hearing an appeal against conviction under Section 12 of the POCSO Act, which pertains...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Bail Plea Filed By Wrestler Sushil Kumar In Chhatrasal Stadium Murder Case
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on a bail plea filed by Olympic wrestler Sushil Kumar in connection with the Chhatrasal Stadium murder case of former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankhar.Justice Mukta Gupta sought response of the Delhi Police while posting the matter for further hearing on March 28.Sushil Kumar was arrested from Delhi last year. His associate,...
CCI Imposes Hefty Penalty On 6 Tyre Manufacturers For Cartelization
The Competition Commission of India in In Re: Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Appolo Tyres & Ors., in a Bench consisting of Mr. Augustine Peter, Mr. U.C. Nahta and Justice G.P Mittal imposed hefty penalties on Apollo Tyres, MRF, CEAT, JK Tyre, Birla Tyres and Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association for cartelization. It also passed a "cease and desist" order against...
Public Prosecutors Under Duty To Read Correct Allegations As Case Diary Isn't Available During VC Bail Hearings: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that during the video conference hearings in bail pleas, since the Courts have no access to case diaries, therefore, the duty heavily lies on the Public Prosecutor to read out the correct allegations against the accused/applicant.The Bench of Justice G. S. Ahluwalia was hearing the bail pleas filed by the applicants apprehending their arrest...