Acquittal Abetment to Suicide—Instigation—A word uttered in a fit of anger or emotion without intending the consequences to actually follow, it cannot be said to be instigation —No evidence of un-natural death by way of post mortem examination or inquest proceedings—Acquittal October 4, 2020 phlaw
Reduction in Sentence Narcotic—Reduction in Sentence—Foreign National—On request of deportation sentence reduced to already undergone October 4, 2020 phlaw
Land Acquisition Land Acquisition—Market Value—Sale Instance of land in proximity of the acquired land cannot be discarded merely due to their smallness in size and due to fact that same were sold to a common buyer by closely related family members October 4, 2020 phlaw
Specific Performance Agreement to Sell—Proof of Execution—Attestation by a Notary Public is of the same date, as is the date of the execution of the agreement itself— Register of the Notary Public, bears the signatures of both the parties-Execution of agreement stands established —Acquisition of Land-Issuance of the preliminary notification of acquisition—Agreement can still be enforced October 4, 2020 phlaw
Rape Rape—False Case—Police authorities are at liberty to proceed against the prosecutrix for lodging a false case October 4, 2020 phlaw
Service Cases Service Law—Suppression of material facts—Candidate in an application form for appointment answered “NO” to a question “have you ever been convicted for any criminal offence involving moral turpitude?”—On verification he was found involved in a FIR u/s 307 IPC—Candidate cannot be held guilty of suppression of material facts, concealment or of speaking the untruth October 4, 2020 phlaw
Divorce Divorce—Irretrievable breakdown of marriage—Family Court and neither High Court is a mender of broken hearts Divorce—Second Petition—Subsequent Event—Second petition can be filed based on subsequent sets of cruelty Divorce—Res judicata—In matrimonial matters, the rigours of the doctrine of res judicata and principles in O.2 R.2 CPC have to be viewed liberally October 1, 2020 phlaw
Divorce DB : Divorce—HIV positive—Where one spouse is suffering from HIV positive, the other spouse is entitled to get the decree of divorce October 1, 2020 phlaw
Service Cases Service Law—Pseudonymous Complaint—Complaint in fictitious name cannot be taken note of October 1, 2020 phlaw
Bail Granted Bail—Abetment of Suicide—Petitioner is a victim in the FIR u/s 307 IPC, wherein deceased was an accused—Petitioner was under treatment at the relevant time—Bail granted October 1, 2020 phlaw
