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By the team of Prime Legal
Asserting a fact for the purpose of getting bail and denying the same while seeking leniency by revision cannot be entertained: Jharkhand High Court

In a case where bail is granted by asserting one fact , denial of the same fact cannot be a ground for seeking leniency and modifying the sentence

Illegal : Rejecting applications for deleting land records from prohibitory list of land by relying solely on webland record.: High Court of Andhra Pradesh

Rejecting mee-seva application by relying solely on webland records and assignment proceedings of D-form patta and not considering revenue records

Written dying declaration is preferred over oral dying declaration in case there is any conflict between the two of them: Chhattisgarh High court
Written dying declaration is preferred over oral dying declaration in case there is any conflict between the two of them: Chhattisgarh High court

Dying declaration in writing when issued by Executive Magistrate without any pressure, the written dying declaration holds a much higher evidentiar

Contempt action ought to proceed only when wilful disobedience has been established: Supreme Court
Contempt action ought to proceed only when wilful disobedience has been established: Supreme Court

While hearing a contempt petition, the Apex Court held that contempt action can only be proceeded with when the act or omission of the alleged part

S.86(1)(f) of the Electricity Act, is a special provision which overrides the general provisions contained in S.11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996: Supreme Court

Section 86(1)(f) vests a statutory jurisdiction with the State Electricity Commission to adjudicate upon disputes between licensees and generating

Accused being granted bail should be given a choice between surety bonds and fixed deposits: High Court of Himachal Pradesh
Accused being granted bail should be given a choice between surety bonds and fixed deposits: High Court of Himachal Pradesh

A surety bond is when an amount of cash is paid by a third party on behalf on the accused, with that third party (bondsman) vouching for the defend

Merely being a person of Bad Character cannot act as a bar for granting bail to innocent: The High Court of Delhi

Being a person of bad character with other cases pending against him does not justify the fact that he should not be granted bail in a case where t

Necessary to comply with orders of court even without jurisdiction, non-compliance might lead to contempt proceedings: The High Court of Delhi

It is settled law that even orders passed by Court without jurisdiction have to be complied with and for violation of the same, Courts can proceed

Offenders who show aspiration to live as law abiding citizens should be encouraged through parole: High Court of Himachal Pradesh

The purpose of prison sentences is to reform convicts and not to punish them. For this reason in cases where a convict is not a threat to society a

Whether there was consent or not, is to be ascertained only on a careful study of all relevant circumstances: Tripura High Court
Whether there was consent or not, is to be ascertained only on a careful study of all relevant circumstances: Tripura High Court

Consent concerning Section 375, an active, reasoned deliberation about the intended sexual relations shall be implicit in IPC and two proposals hav