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Mere Recovery Of Stridhan Can't Be Sole Ground For Arresting A Person For Offences U/S 498A, 406 IPC: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that the mere fact that recovery of Istridhan is to be made from a person cannot be the sole ground for arresting him for offences under Sections 498-A (related to dowry demand) and 406 (criminal breach of trust) of the IPC.Justice Subramonium Prasad observed that in such cases, police are empowered under CrPC to conduct searches of premises of...
Delhi Riots: HC Denies Bail To Two Men Accused Of Being Part Of Mob That Killed Muslim Men, Says Possibility Of Them Threatening Sole Public Witness
The Delhi High Court has denied bail to two men namely Ajay and Shubham accused of killing four Muslim men during the North East Delhi riots which took place in the national capital last year observing that there was a possibility of them threatening the sole public witness in the matter. Taking note of the fact that the two were in custody since April last year, Justice Subramonium...
Delhi HC Denies Anticipatory Bail To Project Promoter For Misappropriating, Siphoning Off Funds Collected From Homebuyers; Withdraws Interim Protection
The Delhi High Court on Monday denied anticipatory bail to a construction project promoter in the two FIRs registered over misappropriation and siphoning off of funds collected from homebuyers by the company. The Court also withdrew the interim protection granted to the promoter.Siddharth Chauhan, Managing Director of M/s Sidhartha Buildhome Pvt. Ltd, had filed two anticipatory bail...
Tender Inviting Authority Best Judge Of Tender Requirements: Madras High Court
Madras High Court has recently dismissed a petition challenging the rejection of a bid in a tender process for operartion of a few amenities in Chennai Airport and seeking directions for floating a fresh E-tender. A single-judge bench of Justice M Dhandapani held that the court cannot interfere in the administrative decision of the award of tender, when the process of inviting tenders...
Presents Gifted By Parents For Daughter's Welfare Not Dowry: Kerala High Court
In a significant judgment, the Kerala High Court has ruled that presents given to the bride at the time of her marriage for her welfare will not count as dowry under the ambit of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.Allowing a petition filed by an aggrieved husband, Justice M.R. Anitha observed:"...presents given at the time of marriage to the bride without any demand having made in that behalf and...
Cannot Recall Witness For Failure To Mark Omissions During Cross-Examination In POCSO Cases : Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has ruled that failure to mark omissions from a witness' previous statements during their cross-examination is not always a valid ground to recall them in POCSO cases.However, before disposing of the plea, Justice M.R. Anitha clarified:"I also make it clear that I do not want to make it as a precedent that material omissions need not be marked during the cross-examination...
Orissa High Court Directs Postponement Of State Film Awards Ceremony
The Orissa High Court today directed the postponement of the Odisha State Film Awards ceremony which was scheduled to be held tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.The direction from the Bench of Justice Arindam Sinha came while hearing a plea filed by Odia film direction, Bobby Islam who submitted that two films, which have been selected on several categories in the list for the award,...
Lok Sabha Passes NDPS(Amendment) Bill 2021 To Correct A Drafting Error
The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the NDPS (Amendment) Bill, 2021 seeks to amend the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act to correct a drafting error. In 2014, the Act was amended and the clause number of the definition for such illicit activities was changed. However, the section on penalty for financing these illicit activities was not amended and continued to refer to the...
'Granting Bail On Humanitarian Grounds Not Legally Tenable': Meghalaya High Court In POCSO Case
The Meghalaya High Court on Friday observed that granting of bail on humanitarian grounds is not legally tenable while setting aside the bail granted to an accused under the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act). Justice W Diengdoh was adjudicating upon a criminal revision petition seeking to set aside the bail granted to an accused who had allegedly kidnapped,...
Delhi Riots: Court Imposes 3K Fine For Prosecutor's Failure To Appear Since January, Directs Commissioner Of Police To Conduct Enquiry
A Delhi Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 3000 on the State after a Special Public Prosecutor failed to appear in a case concerning the North East Delhi riots since the filing of chargesheet in January this year in the matter. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Arun Kumar Garg also directed the Commissioner of Police Delhi to conduct an enquiry for fixing the responsibility for imposition of the...
Supreme Court Permits State Of Himachal Pradesh To Divert Forest Land For Public Projects
The Supreme Court recently permitted the State of Himachal Pradesh for diversion of forest land under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 ('FCA') for construction of certain projects.The bench of Justices LN Rao, BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna was considering an application wherein the State had also sought further direction for diversion of forest land under Scheduled Tribes and other...