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(i) Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.279, S.304A -- Rash and Negligent Driving -- Assertion of High Speed -- Not sufficient by itself to establish rashness -- A bare assertion that a vehicle was b..
Delhi High Court
(i) Indian Evidence Act, 1872, S.114A -- Rape -- DNA Report Establishing Paternity -- Proves intercourse but not absence of consent -- A DNA report establishing paternity conclusively proves..
(i) Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978, S.8 -- Preventive Detention -- Possession of Literature with Dispiriting Titles -- Not sufficient ground for detention -- Mere possession of bo..
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, S.69 -- Bail -- Sexual Intercourse on Promise to Marry -- Bail granted where accused subsequently approached family for marriage -- An offence under Section 69..
Karnataka High Court
(i) Indian Evidence Act, 1872, S.65B -- Electronic Evidence -- Primary Data Extracted from Seized Devices -- Certificate under Section 65B Evidence Act not required -- A certificate under Se..
(i) Constitution of India, Art.22(1) -- Arrest -- Communication of Grounds to Relatives -- Mandatory even at production before nearest Magistrate for transit remand -- The requirement to com..
Kerala High Court
(i) Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, S.482 -- Quashing of Criminal Proceedings -- Settlement with Actual Victim -- Consent of informant not necessary -- Inherent power to quash criminal pro..
Supreme Court
(i) Constitution of India, Art.226 -- Habeas Corpus -- Reliance on Newspaper Report -- Not sufficient to invoke writ jurisdiction -- A newspaper report is hearsay evidence and does not by it..
Andhra Pradesh High Court
(i) Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.375 Exception 2 -- Rape -- Marital Intercourse with Wife Below Eighteen Years -- Not exempted under Exception 2 to Section 375 IPC -- Exception 2 to Section 37..
(i) Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, S.311 -- Recall of Witness -- Closure of Prosecution Evidence -- Does not bar exercise of power to summon or recall witnesses -- The power to summon, re..
Rajasthan High Court
(i) Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.304B -- Dowry Death -- Fine Imposed under Section 304B IPC -- No statutory provision, hence unsustainable -- Section 304B IPC does not prescribe imposition of ..
Allahabad High Court
(i) Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.306 read with S.107 -- Abetment of Suicide -- Ordinary Matrimonial Discord -- Not sufficient to attract offence -- Mere existence of disputes or discord in mat..
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