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Promise to Marry 4 Test Step for HighCourt -SC
Note: This story has not been edited by LegalSeva and is generated from a news syndicate feed. Rape vs consent: SC frames 4-step test for high courts. NEW DELHI: There exists a “clear distinction between rape and con-sensual sex”, the Supreme Court held on Wednesday as it ruled that courts must carefully assess allegations of…
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Anticipatory Bail in SC/ST Case- Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a grant of anticipatory bail is impermissible under the SC/ST Act unless is prima facie shown that no offence under the Act is made out. “where on the face of it the offence under Section 3 of the Act is found to have not been made out and that the…
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Limitation in Cheque Bounce Cases- Delhi HighCourt
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a cheque drawer’s contention that Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act proceeding initiated against him is premature, since it was filed before the ’45 days statutory notice period’. The Petitioner-drawer sought to combine the 15-days statutory notice period stipulated under Section 138 of the NI Act and the one-month limitation…
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Section 68 Evidence Act and Will Challenge – SC
The Supreme Court recently held that Section 68 of the Evidence Act makes it mandatory to examine at least one attesting witness to a Will, and this requirement cannot be dispensed with merely because the dispute does not involve contesting legal heirs. A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Sandeep Mehta heard the case where…
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Chandigarh HighCourt Bail Cancellation
Cancel bails sparingly: HC CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court has said that bail cancellation orders by trial courts to secure presence of an accused should be passed sparingly. “In the considered opinion of this court, the cancellation of bail orders amounts to an unjustifiable restriction on the proce-dural rights of the petitioner in…
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