For the aforesaid reasons, we answer the question arising by holding that in a proceeding under Section 163-A of the Act, it is not open for the insurer to raise any defence of negligence on the part ...

Somatic death — also called systemic or clinical death — is the permanent and irreversible cessation of the vital functions ...

The evidence of the eye-witnesses when considered in conjunction with the testimony of the doctor does not link the Appellant directly or indirectly with the actual act leading to the unnatural death ...

An exact claim that every absorption–elution test requires preliminary fixation at 100°C is unsafe. Authoritative descriptions recognize several immobilization or fixation approaches—including ...

Section 164 stands on higher pedestal {Para 70} 71. So if we look at the weightage and value of evidence of judicial officer from all the angles, we may find that his evidence cannot be said direct on ...

However, the Investigating Officer has not recorded statement of any witnesses and no eye witnesses have been examined, the spot of incident is open and surrounded by houses. It is not the case of the ...

It could not be doubted that the injuries in the nature of lacerated wound or contusion could not be caused by an impact of a sharp-edged weapon on the human body. Such injuries are only possible by ...

The moot question is: whether the statements attributed to the deceased could be used as evidence for entering upon a finding that the accused subjected Ranjana Rani @ Raj Kumari to cruelty as ...

The defining markers that separate a true injury from an artifact are consistent: the absence of a vital reaction, and the presence of a plausible, non-violent explanation rooted in environmental ...

2. The appellant lives in a locality called Marwadipura in the town of Karanja, District Akola. His house is situated near a temple called Gopal Mandir, and a little beyond the temple is a public well ...

15. It is settled law that the statutory presumption under Section 20 of the said Act can arise only after the prosecution proves the foundational fact of 'demand'. Citation: ...

Citation: MANU/MH/2424/2016,2016 ALL M R (Cri) 4436.