Search Results for "Presumption"

523 result(s) found

Scroll Down To Discover

Found 523 result(s)

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Judicial Reasoning. High Court's mechanical grant of bail without evaluating seriousness of allegations under Section 304-B IPC and Section 113-B Evidence Act was held impermissible, requiring reasoned orders in such serious offences.

The appeal arose from a bail order dated 1 December 2020 passed by a Single Judge of the Allahabad High Court in Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Applicati...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Supreme Court Partly Allows Appeal in NDPS Act Case, Reducing Sentence to Period Already Served. Conviction Under Section 20(b)(ii)(C) Upheld for Transporting 3327 kg of Ganja, but Sentence Modified Due to Appellant's Mitigating Circumstances as Indigent Helper.

The appeal arose from a conviction under Section 20(b)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, for transporting 3327 kg of...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Supreme Court Upholds International Arbitral Award in Coal Supply Dispute — Damages Awarded for Breach of Contract. Division Bench of Delhi High Court Erred in Setting Aside Majority Award Under Section 37 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 as Findings Were Plausible and Not Perverse.

The Supreme Court of India heard an appeal against a Division Bench judgment of the Delhi High Court that had set aside a majority international arbit...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Supreme Court Dismisses Transfer Petitions in Sacrilege Cases, Holding Fair Trial Possible in Punjab. Apprehensions of Bias Not Supported by Credible Material; State Assures Security.

The Supreme Court dismissed six transfer petitions filed under Section 406 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking transfer of criminal trial...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Ceiling Act Case — Gift Deed Valid Despite Lack of Express Acceptance. Transfer of Property Act, 1882 Sections 122 and 123 do not require express acceptance; implied acceptance from circumstances suffices for a valid gift between father and son.

The present appeal arises from a land ceiling dispute in Rajasthan. Daulat Singh (since deceased, represented by legal heirs) was the owner of 254.2 B...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Rape of Mentally Retarded Woman in Himachal Pradesh. High Court's Reversal of Acquittal Upheld as Prosecutrix's Mild Mental Retardation Rendered Her Incapable of Understanding Sexual Assault.

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by Chaman Lal against the judgment of the Himachal Pradesh High Court, which had reversed his acquittal a...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Supreme Court Allows Anticipatory Bail to Mother-in-Law in Triple Talaq Case — Section 7(c) of Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 Does Not Bar Anticipatory Bail Under Section 438 CrPC. Offence Under the Act Can Only Be Committed by Muslim Husband, Not Mother-in-Law.

The appeal arose from a judgment of the Kerala High Court rejecting an anticipatory bail application filed by the appellant, the mother-in-law of the ...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Supreme Court Acquits Husband and In-laws in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Soon Before Death Harassment. Demand of Rs. 10 Lakhs Not Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt; Deceased's Illness and Treatment Records Suggest Natural Causes.

The case involves an appeal against the conviction of Sandeep Kumar and his parents under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code for dowry death. The d...