Shades of Knife https://www.shadesofknife.in/ True Colors of a Vile Wife Sun, 06 Sep 2026 05:23:21 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://www.shadesofknife.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cropped-1021-32x32.jpg Shades of Knife https://www.shadesofknife.in/ 32 32 K Bharathi Devi and Anr Vs State of Telangana and Anr on 03 Oct 2024 https://www.shadesofknife.in/k-bharathi-devi-and-anr-vs-state-of-telangana-and-anr-on-03-oct-2024/ https://www.shadesofknife.in/k-bharathi-devi-and-anr-vs-state-of-telangana-and-anr-on-03-oct-2024/#respond Sun, 06 Sep 2026 05:11:12 +0000 https://www.shadesofknife.in/?p=24143 A division bench of the Apex Court held as follows, From Para 25, 25. It has been held that there are certain offences which overwhelmingly and predominantly bear civil flavour having arisen out of civil, mercantile, commercial, financial, partnership or such like transactions or the offences arising out of matrimony, particularly relating to dowry, etc. […]

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]]> https://www.shadesofknife.in/k-bharathi-devi-and-anr-vs-state-of-telangana-and-anr-on-03-oct-2024/feed/ 0 Jyotirmoy Biswas Vs State of West Bengal and Anr on 5 May 2026 https://www.shadesofknife.in/jyotirmoy-biswas-vs-state-of-west-bengal-and-anr-on-5-may-2026/ https://www.shadesofknife.in/jyotirmoy-biswas-vs-state-of-west-bengal-and-anr-on-5-may-2026/#respond Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:28:44 +0000 https://www.shadesofknife.in/?p=24109 A single judge of Calcutta High Court held as follows, regarding an Ad-interim maintenance order granted to a Doctor-wife, From Para 1.2, 1.2. The Petitioner assailed the impugned order primarily on the grounds of procedural irregularity, the material suppression of facts regarding the Wife’s independent professional income, and a fundamental violation of the principles of […]

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]]> https://www.shadesofknife.in/jyotirmoy-biswas-vs-state-of-west-bengal-and-anr-on-5-may-2026/feed/ 0 Vishnu Kumar Shukla and Anr Vs State of UP and Anr on 28 Nov 2023 https://www.shadesofknife.in/vishnu-kumar-shukla-and-anr-vs-state-of-up-and-anr-on-28-nov-2023/ https://www.shadesofknife.in/vishnu-kumar-shukla-and-anr-vs-state-of-up-and-anr-on-28-nov-2023/#respond Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:36:15 +0000 https://www.shadesofknife.in/?p=24091 A division bench of Apex Court held as follows, From Para 18, 18. With great respect, we express our reservations in fully acceding to what has been stated above. If Paragraph 8 of Minakshi Bala (supra) is accepted as it is, the necessary concomitant would be that despite examining the matter in detail, a Court […]

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]]> https://www.shadesofknife.in/vishnu-kumar-shukla-and-anr-vs-state-of-up-and-anr-on-28-nov-2023/feed/ 0 Sharif Ahmed and Anr Vs State of UP and Anr on 01 May 2024 https://www.shadesofknife.in/sharif-ahmed-and-anr-vs-state-of-up-and-anr-on-01-may-2024/ https://www.shadesofknife.in/sharif-ahmed-and-anr-vs-state-of-up-and-anr-on-01-may-2024/#respond Sun, 23 Aug 2026 16:39:34 +0000 https://www.shadesofknife.in/?p=24069 A division bench of the Apex Court held that ‘he role played by the accused in the crime should be separately and clearly mentioned in the chargesheet, for each of the accused persons‘. From Paras 26 to 31, [Importance of clear and complete entries of all columns in the chargesheet so that the court can […]

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]]> https://www.shadesofknife.in/sharif-ahmed-and-anr-vs-state-of-up-and-anr-on-01-may-2024/feed/ 0 Antics of Advocates in India https://www.shadesofknife.in/antics-of-advocates-in-india/ https://www.shadesofknife.in/antics-of-advocates-in-india/#respond Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:33:48 +0000 https://www.shadesofknife.in/?p=24013 The post Antics of Advocates in India appeared first on Shades of Knife.

]]> https://www.shadesofknife.in/antics-of-advocates-in-india/feed/ 0 Antics of Police Personnel in India https://www.shadesofknife.in/antics-of-police-personnel-in-india/ https://www.shadesofknife.in/antics-of-police-personnel-in-india/#respond Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:31:31 +0000 https://www.shadesofknife.in/?p=24011 A ‘small’ list of cases where police personnel has crossed their limits and performed acts outside their duty. From 2011 – 2020: Raghuvansh Dewanchand Bhasin Vs State of Maharashtra and Anr on 9 September 2011 [SC: Police issued NBW against advocate] d   From 2021 – 2025: Sharif Ahmed and Anr Vs State of UP […]

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]]> https://www.shadesofknife.in/antics-of-police-personnel-in-india/feed/ 0 Application for Closure of Prosecution Evidence – Format, Procedure & Sample Draft https://www.shadesofknife.in/application-for-closure-of-prosecution-evidence-format-procedure-sample-draft/ https://www.shadesofknife.in/application-for-closure-of-prosecution-evidence-format-procedure-sample-draft/#respond Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:01:21 +0000 https://www.shadesofknife.in/?p=23994 A practical legal remedy to request the criminal court to close the prosecution evidence when the prosecution has failed to produce its witnesses or evidence despite sufficient opportunities. In criminal trials, the prosecution must lead evidence to establish the charges against the accused. However, prosecution evidence cannot remain open indefinitely. When the prosecution repeatedly fails […]

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]]> https://www.shadesofknife.in/application-for-closure-of-prosecution-evidence-format-procedure-sample-draft/feed/ 0 Ishwar Chand Sharma and Ors Vs State of U.P. on 29 May 2026 https://www.shadesofknife.in/ishwar-chand-sharma-and-ors-vs-state-of-u-p-on-29-may-2026/ https://www.shadesofknife.in/ishwar-chand-sharma-and-ors-vs-state-of-u-p-on-29-may-2026/#respond Sun, 26 Jul 2026 10:57:10 +0000 https://www.shadesofknife.in/?p=23981 A division bench of Apex Court passed this reportable judgment.   From Para 10.2, 10.2 It is pertinent to underscore the important role played by the legal fraternity in bringing down the overall pendency of the cases in the Family Courts and criminal cases which are an adjunct to matrimonial disputes by weeding out unimportant […]

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]]> https://www.shadesofknife.in/ishwar-chand-sharma-and-ors-vs-state-of-u-p-on-29-may-2026/feed/ 0 Prabhakar Yeshwant Masram and Anr Vs Sou Tula Namdeorao Jaipurkar and Anr on 21 Jul 2026 https://www.shadesofknife.in/prabhakar-yeshwant-masram-and-anr-vs-sou-tula-namdeorao-jaipurkar-and-anr-on-21-jul-2026/ https://www.shadesofknife.in/prabhakar-yeshwant-masram-and-anr-vs-sou-tula-namdeorao-jaipurkar-and-anr-on-21-jul-2026/#respond Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:11:52 +0000 https://www.shadesofknife.in/?p=23954 A division bench of Supreme Court held that, ‘Typographical Errors In Pleadings Cannot Trigger Proceedings U/S 340 CrPC Unless They Amount To Deliberate Falsehood’ and ‘Wrong Statement’ In Pleadings Not Necessarily A ‘False Statement’. Note: This is a Criminal Appeal filed in 2015, got disposed in 2026. A full 12 years… Hope the parties are […]

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]]> https://www.shadesofknife.in/prabhakar-yeshwant-masram-and-anr-vs-sou-tula-namdeorao-jaipurkar-and-anr-on-21-jul-2026/feed/ 0 Shikha Lall Vs Prince Agarwal on 7 Nov 2024 https://www.shadesofknife.in/shikha-lall-vs-prince-agarwal-on-7-nov-2024/ https://www.shadesofknife.in/shikha-lall-vs-prince-agarwal-on-7-nov-2024/#respond Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:50:42 +0000 https://www.shadesofknife.in/?p=23940 A single judge of Delhi High court relying on two judgments, Sharad Kumar Pandey Vs Mamta Pandey on 1 Sep 2010 and Afia Rasheed Khan Vs Mazharuddin Ali Khan and Anr on 10 Oct 2022, held that New Delhi does not have jurisdiction under PWDV Act. From Para 16, 16. A perusal of the above […]

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