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Pradeep Ram Vs State of Jharkhand and Anr on 1 Jul 2019

ShadesOfKnife — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:43:20 +0000

A division of Supreme Court held as follows, From Paras 7 and 9, (Question of law formulated due to divergent views on the point) 7. From the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties and the pleadings on the record, following are the issues, which arise for consideration in these appeals:- (i) Whether in […]

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Chajoo Ram Vs Radhey Shyam and Anr on 23 Mar 1971

ShadesOfKnife — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:04:22 +0000

A full court bench of the Apex Court held as follows, with respect to When should a Prosecution for perjury be ordered . The prosecution for perjury should be sanctioned by courts, only in those cases where the perjury appears to be deliberate and conscious and the conviction is reasonably probable or likely. No doubt […]

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Sharad Kumar Pandey Vs Mamta Pandey on 1 Sep 2010

ShadesOfKnife — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:32:37 +0000

Justice Shiv Narayan Dhingra ji has passed this Order around the definition of a Temporary residence as held by the Section 27 of the PWDV Act 2005. 9. All legislative enactments on matrimonial disputes or custody matters make ordinary residence or residence or the place where parties lived together or the place of cause of […]

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Prahlad Singh Bhati Vs N.C.T. Delhi and Anr on 23 Mar 2001

ShadesOfKnife — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 11:51:18 +0000

A division bench of Supreme Court held as follows, The jurisdiction to grant bail has to be exercised on the basis of well settled principles having regard to the circumstances of each case and not in an arbitrary manner. While granting the bail, the court has to keep in mind the nature of accusations, the […]

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Mohanlal Shamij Soni Vs UOI and Anr on 22 Feb 1991

ShadesOfKnife — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:35:54 +0000

A division bench of the Apex Court held that under section 311 of Cr.P.C. (read along with the Section 165 of Evidence Act), a Criminal Court has wide power to summon any person as witness, at any stage of the case, even after completion of defence evidence and argument stages. From Para 9, 9. The […]

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Pune Bar Association Vs Union of India on 22 May 2026

ShadesOfKnife — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:21:07 +0000

A full bench of Supreme Court of India decided this issue, inconclusively. Problem Statement, simply put is, From Para 1, 1. Petitioner, Pune Bar Association, contends that Section 63(4) of Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 20231, read with the Schedule thereto is unconstitutional as it imposes undue hardship on an ordinary litigant by requiring submission of a […]

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Baijnath and ors vs State of Madhya Pradesh on 18 Nov 2016

ShadesOfKnife — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:30:41 +0000

A two-judge Bench of the Supreme Court of India, in Baijnath & Ors. v. State of Madhya Pradesh (18 November 2016), held that the unnatural death of a married woman within seven years of marriage does not, by itself, amount to dowry death under Section 304B IPC. The Court ruled that the prosecution must prove […]

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Umme Farva Vs State of U.P. and Anr on 14 Jan 2026

ShadesOfKnife — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 17:36:56 +0000

A single judge of Allahabad High Court held as follows, From Para 14, 14. In this case, the Investigating Officer, investigated the matter and found that, no case has been made out against the wife/accused-applicant under Sections 504 and 507 I.P.C., and thereafter, he prepared the police report/final report (closure report) on 19.06.2024 under Section […]

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Geddam Jhansi and Anr Vs State of Telangana and Anr on 07 Feb 2025

ShadesOfKnife — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 13:59:00 +0000

A division bench of the Supreme Court invoked Article 142 of the Constitution to quash a DV case, which has same allegations as in a false 498A IPC case. 40. Accordingly, we allow both the present Criminal Appeals as below: (i) The impugned judgement and order dated 04.04.2022 passed by the Ld. Single Bench of […]

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Srinivasa D Vs Asha on 20 Mar 2025

ShadesOfKnife — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 12:12:06 +0000

A wonderful judgment from a single judge of Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru bench, acknowledging that litigants lie in their income affidavit and directing the Family Courts to initiate perjury proceedings in accordance with law. From Paras 10 to 13, 10. Time and again, it is seen by this Court that in several matters, the parties […]

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