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41 theft cases, 90+ years of imprisonment sentence prompts Bombay High Court to order release of prisoner

Bombay High Court perused details of all 41 cases and noted that the petitioner was apparently arrested in one case and came to be arrested in other cases on transfer warrant, pleaded guilty in all 41 cases.

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“Courts can’t be used to settle personal scores”; SC imposes Rs 1 Lakh cost on ISKCON Kolkata officials for filing frivolous litigation against Bangalore counterparts

The Supreme Court observed that just as bad coins drive out good coins from circulation, bad cases drive out good cases from being heard on time.

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“Fundamental Right to Speedy Trial has been violated”: Allahabad High Court quashes criminal proceedings in electricity theft case, pending for more than 18 years

The Right of speedy trial is a fundamental right, and its violation causes prejudice even to the accused person

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Torture of a woman by police personnel: NHRC notice to Uttar Pradesh Government

The National Human Rights Commission, India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that the police personnel of Mehrauli Police

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Mere allegation of bias is not fatal to disciplinary inquiry unless supported by materials: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: The Division Bench comprising of Ajay Rastogi* and Abhay S. Oka, JJ., held that non-supply of demanded documents is not

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Law on Theft | Daughter-in-law thrown out of matrimonial home and accused of removal of letters from possession of matrimonial home: Whether Del HC will find her guilty under S. 380 IPC or not? Read detailed report

Delhi High Court: Chandra Dhari Singh, J., noted that instant dispute has arisen out of matrimonial discord between two people which had

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Whether a ‘blade’ would be covered under S. 397 IPC as a deadly weapon? Del HC explains in view of settled position of law

Delhi High Court: Mukta Gupta, J., explained under what circumstances would Section 397 of penal Code, 1860 would be attracted. By the

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Direct Theft of Electricity | No electricity meter, No DG set or any other legal means for electricity supply found, claim for settlement with electricity company would be valid way to rebut statutory presumption under Electricity Act? Court explains

Karkardooma Courts, Delhi: Ajay Gupta, Additional Sessions Judge (Electricity) decided a matter wherein a person was found guilty of direct theft of

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC | ‘Rakshak’ in Railway Protection Force, out of employment for a failure to prevent alleged theft. Read whether SC allows back wages and retiral benefits to him

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of L. Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra Bhat, JJ., gave relief to the appellant by directing that

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Chh HC | Statements of police officers cannot be discarded or looked with suspicion merely because they are involved in investigation, statements having a ring of truth can be relied upon

Chhattisgarh High Court: Gautam Chourdiya, J., upheld the decision of the trial court in a matter with regard to Section 379 Penal

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SA HC | Essence of robbery is that violence must be intended to induce submission to the taking of the property

South Africa High Court, Kwazulu-Natal Division: The Division Bench of Lopes and Radebe, JJ. while allowing the appeal reduced the sentence for

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MP HC | Allegations regarding theft of EVMs must be based upon essential material to impel Court to initiate adjudication

Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Sheel Nagu and G.S. Ahluwalia, JJ. entertained a writ by the way of PIL

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Ori HC | Filing of list of witnesses by petitioner does not preclude Arbitral Tribunal to accord approval for taking evidence if party assigns sufficient reasons

Orissa High Court: A petition was filed before Dr A.K. Rath, J., challenging the order passed in an Arbitration Proceeding, whereby the

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Repossession of goods by the financial institution in case of default in repayment of loan does not amount to theft

Madras High Court: While setting aside the FIR registered against the officials of the Bank for an offence under Section 379 Penal