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Delhi Court acquits Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Yogender Yadav in a 2013 defamation case filed by former MLA of Shahdara constituency

Quality and relevancy; and not quantity of evidence, is what determines the fate of a case.

Unexplained delay in filing FIR; Accused’s old age and physical disability; Victim’s “sexually provocative” dress, inter alia, lead to Kerala Court granting bail to Malayali writer Civic Chandran

Court of Sessions, Kozhikode: In an interesting case, S. Krishna Kumar, Sessions Judge granted bail to 74 years old Malayali

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Alleged leak of FIR details in Hindustan Times containing sensitive information regarding high profile individual; Delhi Court issues notice to SHO seeking explanation

Saket Court (South), Delhi: In a case of alleged leak of details of FIR containing sensitive information, Shilpi Singh J., issued notice

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Conviction established under Section 2 of Prevention of Insults to National Honours Act, 1971; Delhi Court fines Rs 2000 and directs distribution of 20 national flags

Patiala House Courts, Delhi: Nabeela Wali, J. took lenient view and sentenced a convict under Section 2 of Prevention of Insults to

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Eastern Book Company sues Amazon, Flipkart etc. for selling counterfeit/unauthorized copies of its books; Delhi Court directs Police to file an action taken report

Tis Hazari Court, Delhi: In a case relating to the unauthorized printing/binding/manufacturing/storing/advertising for sale and selling of counterfeit books published by EBC,

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Allegations of bribery to grant permission in order to receive foreign funds under FCRA on applications by NGO’s pending in Home Ministry; Delhi Court grants bail to Pramod Kumar Bhasin

Rouse Avenue Court, New Delhi: While granting bail to the applicant Pramond Kumar Bhasin, Ajay Gulati, J. observed that the charge sheet

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No straitjacket formula for determining whether the consent was given under a misconception of fact or not; Tis Hazari Court grants anticipatory bail

Tis Hazari Court, Delhi: While deciding a bail application, Kamini Lau, J. granted anticipatory in a case where the complainant-girl was a

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Can charges under S. 138 of NI Act sustain in case of non-compliance with the clauses of a Non-competing Agreement? Tis Hazari Court elucidates

Tis Hazari Court, Delhi: While deciding the instant complaint filed under S. 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, wherein the dispute revolved

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Tis Hazari Court| Contract between parties determines Territorial jurisdiction; Non-mentioning of words “only” or “exclusively” before name of place of jurisdiction immaterial

Tis Hazari Court, Delhi : Vinod Kumar Gautam, Additional District Judge, while addressing the matter regarding the question of territorial jurisdiction, has

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Made physical relation, captured and circulated pictures, forced to have physical relations with friend: Did District Court grant bail to accused? Read to know

Rohini Courts, Delhi: Jagdish Kumar, ASJ: Special FTC (North), grants bail to an accused alleged of making physical relationship and then capturing

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No death penalty, but life imprisonment for Yasin Malik: Patiala House Courts stresses on why ‘Terror Funding’ should be recognized as one of the gravest offences

Patiala House Courts: Stating that the crimes for which the convict had been convicted were intended to strike at the heart of

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Merely exhorting others to come out and indulge in criminal activities, would amount to committing a crime? Court answers while emphasizing elements of criminal conspiracy

Karkardooma Courts, Delhi: While addressing a case of alleged criminal conspiracy, Virender Bhat, ASJ-03, expressed that, “The circumstances in a case, when

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Aggrieved woman needs economic support, in view of domestic violence, perpetrated upon her, by a person, who is in domestic relation with her: Karkardooma Courts

Karkardooma Courts, Delhi: In a matter regarding providing maintenance to wife and children, Ramesh Kumar-1, Principal District & Sessions Judge, expressed that

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Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi Masjid Land Title Dispute Row: Shivling found in survey; Varanasi Court’s order on seal of premises

Ravi Kumar Diwakar, J. ordered the District Magistrate, Varanasi to seal the area where the Shivling was found and to prohibit the

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A blank cheque leaf voluntarily signed and handed over towards some payment: Would it attract presumption under S. 139 NI Act in absence of cogent evidence? Dwarka Courts explains

Dwarka Courts, New Delhi: Deeksha Sethi, MM (NI Act)—06, reiterated that, even a blank cheque leaf, voluntarily signed and handed over by

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Liability of Guarantor for Cheque Dishonour: Can lender enforce his right against either principal borrower or his guarantor? Dwarka Courts answers

Dwarka Courts, Delhi: Rahul Jain, Metropolitan Magistrate, while addressing a matter regarding dishonour of cheque, held that mere assertion of non-receipt of

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Law on S. 146 NI Act | Bank’s slip denoting cheque has been dishonoured: A prima facie evidence? Explained by Tis Hazari Courts

Tis Hazari Courts, New Delhi: While addressing a decision revolving around Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Sanjay Sharma-II, Additional Sessions