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SC Acquits Woman Accused Of Killing New Born Baby Girl

1. This criminal appeal is filed by the sole Accused, aggrieved by the judgment dated 12th March 2010 passed in Criminal Appeal No. 168 of 2010 by the High Court of Delhi at New Delhi, by which the ...
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Supreme Court: Appellants can not rely upon the additional evidence at the appellate stage in the absence of foundational pleadings in plaint

Further, even at the stage of the earlier suit instituted by the predecessors-in-interest of the Appellant-Plaintiffs, their consistent case was one of lawful title to the suit property. No plea of ...
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Supreme Court: Appellate Court Cannot Dilute Liability Of Convict U/S 34 IPC At Interlocutory Stage Due To Absence Of Overt Act

The reliance placed by the High Court on the circumstance that the fatal shot was attributed to a co-accused, while Respondent No. 2 has been convicted with the aid of Section 34 IPC, is wholly ...
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Supreme Court : Additional Evidence Cannot Be Allowed To Fill Lacunae In Appeal

Gobind Singh and Ors. Vs. Union of India (UOI) and Ors.
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What Precautions Should a Sessions Judge Take While Passing Sentence After Conviction? A Practical BNSS Guide to Avoid Illegality

This sequencing is vital. A Sessions Judge should not permit the prosecution to contaminate the trial on guilt by relying prematurely on previous convictions, because the statutory design is meant to ...
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Supreme Court: How criminal antecedents of convict are relevant while deciding his suspension of sentence?

The criminal antecedents of Respondent No. 2 also assume significance. The prosecution has brought on record multiple prior cases registered against him, including offences involving violence and use ...
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Supreme Court: What are pre-requisites for allowing application for adducing additional evidence in civil appeal as per O 41 R 27 of CPC?

1. Feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied with the impugned judgment and order dated 28.03.2019 passed by the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi in First Appeal No. 44/2007, by which the High Court has ...
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What is segmented custody with regard to child custody?

Segmented custody, also commonly referred to as alternating custody or divided custody, is a child custody arrangement where the child resides exclusively with one parent for an extended period, and ...
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Bombay HC: Whether third party has locus standi to plead on behalf of the real owner that it is he (real owner), who was to be benefited by the Benami transaction?

The appellant's husband is not party to the suit and, therefore, he has not claimed himself to be the real owner of the property. To my mind and in terms of Section 4 of the Benami Transactions Act, ...
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Whether Sessions Judge Should Permit Prosecution to Call Chemical Analyser After Closure of Evidence? A Practical Guide on Sections 293, 311 and 313 CrPC

Therefore, the better formulation for trial courts is this: the report is ordinarily admissible under Section 293, but its ...
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Bombay HC: Special Court or High Court have jurisdiction to grant ad-interim relief to protect liberty of applicant in offences under Atrocities Act in appropriate cases

17. Moreover, it is well settled principle that the prima facie observations made by the Court at interim stage are not binding on the same court while deciding the application finally. Hence, the ...
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Supreme Court: Whether Appellate court can grant interim relief in the appeal if suit was dismissed by trial court?

the High Court and prayed for the necessary relief. The 1st December, 2025 and produce this order passed by us today. 30. With the aforesaid, this appeal stands disposed of. 31. Pending application (s ...