On the basis of this judgment, the distinction is that “sum adjudged” may mean the whole amount adjudicated as payable, while “principal sum adjudged” means only the principal amount adjudged, ...
In NDPS cases, an important question frequently arises before Special Courts: if the chargesheet is filed within the statutory period, but the Chemical Analyser/FSL report is not filed along with it, ...
On behalf of the State, Mr. Nataraj, learned additional solicitor general, argued that the spot-testing kit used by the arresting team revealed that the seized material was heroin, but submission of ...
A recent judgment of the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, clearly explains an issue that frequently arises in NDPS prosecutions: if the chargesheet is filed within time, but the CA/FSL report is filed ...
Prima-facie, the dispute between the parties appears to be of a civil nature. Considering the overall facts and circumstances of the c ...
A recent jail‑escape prosecution from India offers a compact tutorial on almost every hard question in criminal evidence: how far a court can go on the word of a solitary witness; what to do with ...
27.1. This Court has, in various judgments, clarified this position. Illustratively, in Jaikam Khan v. State of U.P. MANU/SC/1259/2021 : (2021) 13 SCC 716 it was observed: ...
The Bombay High Court has delivered a significant ruling on the limits of judicial reliance on forensic reports in criminal trials. In State of Maharashtra v. Tejas @ Dada Mahipati Dalvi & Ors., the ...