Weekly Digest December’ (1st) 2024

When doctrine of lis pendens commences?

Murder case: Acquittal: No utterance of a single word by the witnesses about the illicit affair further recovery of skeletal remains not proved as per law

Quash: Appellant’s possession of buttondar knife was for any of the prohibited categories as indicated in the DAD Notification and hence quashed

Section 12 (2) POCSO Act: Head Master is the guardian of the school and dutybound to inform the POCSO offence failing which action may be taken

If unnecessary adjournment seeks for cross-examination then the courts are empowered to appoint amicus for cross-examination

Merely witnesses are relatives of deceased is not a ground to discard the testimony

Death penalty to acquittal: Supreme Court acquitted a death penalty accused by stating that it is shocked to see trial court imposed death penalty instead of acquitting him

PC Act: Sections 7, 13(1)(d)(i) and (ii): Presumption can also be drawn for smaller bribe amounts further accused has not proved that rs.2000 bribe amount was a legal fee or repayment of loan

Courts must be loath to grant bail after trial commences

Article: The Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act, 1937- Conundrum

Section 483 BNSS: Bail: Magic mushrooms are natural produce and cannot be termed a mixture and their classification as narcotic drugs depends on the psilocybin content