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CrPC — Conviction for dowry-demand, cruelty, and torture

Penal Code, 1860 — Ss.307, 308/34, 323, 324 and 326/34 — Attempt to murder and voluntarily causing hurt — Conviction — Appreciation of evidence — Appellants alleged formed an unlawful assembly armed with lethal weapons and caused...

This appeal is directed against an order dated 25.08.2008 passed by the Division Bench of the High Court, whereby the Division Bench dismissed the appeal filed by the appellant-All India Institute of Medical Sciences (hereinafter...

Excise — Excise duty — Exemption notification/circular — Benefit of — Held, Circular issued in 2002 is in consonance with the authority in SIV Industries Ltd., (2000) 3 SCC 367 — Thus, the view expressed by NCC Blue Water...

A. Evidence Act, 1872 — S. 113A — Penal Code, 1860 — Ss. 498-A, 306 — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Ss. 3 and 4 and 6 — Cruelty by husband and relatives — Abetment of suicide — Presumption as to — Invocation of — Once the...

A. Criminal Trial — Injured witness — Testimony of — Generally, it is reliable but even an injured witness must be subjected to careful scrutiny if circumstances and materials available on record suggest that he may have falsely...

The matter was called out twice, but no one appeared on behalf of the appellants even on the second call.

This criminal appeal arises from a special leave petition in which notice was issued solely on the question of sentence.

A. Criminal Trial — Arrest — Liberty of citizen — Initiation of a disciplinary proceeding or criminal prosecution should not be an impediment for delineation as regards the violation of procedure of arrest and curtailment of...

Permission to file appeals is granted.