Dowry death: Complainant displayed honesty by making allegations only against the appellant and not implicating other family members unnecessarily

Sanction not necessary for the public servants who have conspired and issued patta in favour of some other person other than the property owner

Principles of natural justice are not applicable at the stage of reporting a criminal offence

Despite murdering wife and 4 children Hon’ble Supreme Court converted appellant’s death row into life sentence

Clarifying Arbitration Jurisdiction: The Role of Section 21 Notice, Section 11 Application, and Kompetenz-Kompetenz principle explained

Application of mind during taking cognizance means to contemplate on the material submitted and not checking veracity of the same

Quash: Accused undetected is not Referred Final report and Magistrate cannot accept the same

Deprecated practice involving the relatives of husband for offence under section 498A IPC and section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961

“She told us everything” is not dying declaration instead witness must depose what exactly deceased told him/her

N.I Act: Knowledge of Power of Attorney of an individual payee must be specifically stated and in the case of company being a payee the authorised person who has knowledge would be sufficient

Part departure in chief-examination is not necessary to declare the entire witness as hostile

Bail in complaint cases is mandatory