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A. Criminal Law — Criminal Trial — Medical jurisprudence — Hanging — Ligature mark — If necessary — Hanging is the ligature compression of the neck by the weight of one’s body due to suspension — Ligature mark depends on the...

This appeal has been filed against the judgment dated 16.02.2006 of Calcutta High Court, by which judgment, the High Court reversed the order of acquittal granted by Additional Sessions Judge.

Excise and Customs — Duty — Demand of, in respect of unauthorised goods warehoused — Interest — Liability to pay — Demand raised in the show-cause notice along with interest and penalty was confirmed — Customs, Excise and Service...

Leave granted.

A. Criminal Law — Criminal Trial — Motive — Proof — If mandatory — Settled law that motive is not a necessary element in deciding culpability — However, held, it is an equally important missing link which can be used to...

The local police records were scrutinized.

Penal Code, 1860 — Ss. 302 and 323 r/w 34 — Murder and voluntarily causing injury — Conviction — Appreciation of evidence — Appellant allegedly assaulted deceased — Dying declaration of deceased was relied on by prosecution —...

Leave granted.

Government Contract/Tenders — Requirement in advertisement — Fulfilment of — Question whether the insistence by the Appellant/Indian Oil Corporation Limited on adherence to the Indian Roads Congress (I.R.C.) Guidelines requiring...

Customs — Customs duty — Undervaluation of the imported equipments — CESTAT, in spite of arriving at the categorical finding that there was no evidence on record for verifying whether actual price paid for the imported equipment...