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Confessional statement, not signed or proved by the Magistrate who recorded it, cannot be treated as true u/s 164 CrPC: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court noted that after completion of the investigation, the petitioner was not examined under Section 313 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, to enable him to personally explain circumstances appearing in the evidence against him, nor was his statement recorded.

Case Briefs High Courts

Situation in record rooms of District Courts is grim; weeding out of record needs to be monitored on regular basis: Delhi High Court

In respect of the weeding out of the record, committees to monitor the weeding out are constituted in each District Court; and around 52000 files are already weeded out.

Case Briefs High Courts

Merely writing the expression “Yes” cannot be considered a valid approval u/s 151 of Income Tax Act 1961: Delhi High Court

“The satisfaction arrived at by the prescribed authority under Section 151 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (‘the Act’) must be clearly discernible from the expression used at the time of affixing its signature while according approval for reassessment under Section 148 of the Act.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Strengthen e-filing, streamline weeding out and digitization of disposed of record: Delhi High Court

“There is a need to adhere to and insist on strict e-filing of pleadings, documents, and applications etc. in the jurisdictions which have been already notified under the e-filing rules. This may be achieved by gradually discouraging the acceptance of physical filing in the notified jurisdictions.”

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Canada SC| Record screening process in sexual offence cases does not violate accused’s Charter-protected rights

[6:3 verdict] Canada Supreme Court: In the recent matter, the Canada Supreme Court, deliberated upon the matter of expanded rape