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Monday, February 21, 2022

The offence under Section 7 of the PC Act relating to public servants taking bribe requires a demand of illegal gratification and the acceptance thereof. The proof of demand of bribe by a public servant and its acceptance by him is sine quo non for establishing the offence under Section 7 of the PC Act.

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 The offence under Section 7 of the PC Act relating to public servants taking bribe requires a demand of illegal gratification and the accep...

Suit for Partition and separate possession - When plaintiff Nos.4 to 8, whose claim was denied by the trial court and who had not challenged the same by way of appeal, are not entitled to relief in the second appeal.? - No ; Whether in the second appeal the question of fact is to be reconsidered ? yes .

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 Suit for partition  and separate possession of the suit properties. - suit came to be decreed, in part, declaring that plaintiff No. 2 was ...
Thursday, February 17, 2022

VVIP - Criminal Matter - Sec.307 IPC - acquitted - Criminal Appeal - Hostile Witness - Section 33 of the Indian Evidence Act - Evidentiary Value of a Final Report:Section 173(2) of the CrPC - Chance Witness: - Related and Interested Witness: - Non-examination of witness:- we take judicial note of the factual scenario that the trial courts are adjourning the cross examination of the private witnesses after the conclusion of the cross examination without any rhyme or reason, at the drop of a hat. Long adjournments are being given after the completion of the chief examination, which only helps the defense to win them over at times, with the passage of time. Thus, we deem it appropriate to reiterate that the trial courts shall endeavor to complete the examination of the private witnesses both chief and cross on the same day as far as possible. To further curtail this menace, we would expect the trial courts to take up the examination of the private witnesses first, before proceeding with that of the official witnesses

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 VVIP - Criminal Matter - Sec.307 IPC - acquitted - Criminal Appeal - Hostile Witness - Section 33 of the Indian Evidence Act - Evidentiary ...