(i) Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.376 -- Rape -- Failure to Prove Age of Victim Under POCSO -- Failure of prosecution to prove age of victim as required for an offence under Section 3 of POCSO ..

Electricity Act, 2003, S.56(2) -- Electricity Dues -- Recovery of MCGC Beyond Two Years -- Recovery of any sum due from a consumer after two years from the date it first became due is barred..

(i) General Principle -- Doctrine Against Reformatio in Peius -- Litigant cannot be worse off for availing statutory remedy -- No litigant can be placed in a position worse than existed prio..

(i) Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 (Gujarat), S.98(2) -- Interim Custody of Seized Vehicle -- Bar under Section 98(2) Gujarat Prohibition Act -- Not an absolute embargo on release -- The restr..

(i) Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, S.362, S.482 -- Recall of Judgment -- Bar under Section 362 CrPC -- Not applicable to orders passed without jurisdiction -- The bar against altering or ..

(i) Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, S.482 -- Quashing of Criminal Proceedings -- Settlement with Actual Victim -- Consent of informant not necessary -- Inherent power to quash criminal pro..

(i) Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, S.13(1)(ib) -- Divorce -- Desertion -- Verbal Assertion of Readiness to Resume Cohabitation -- Insufficient where conduct shows contrary intent -- A spouse's me..

(i) Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, S.166 -- Motor Accident Compensation -- Assessment of Functional Disability -- Determined on open market earning capacity, not accommodated employment -- Functi..

(i) Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.306 read with S.107 -- Abetment of Suicide -- Ordinary Matrimonial Discord -- Not sufficient to attract offence -- Mere existence of disputes or discord in mat..

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.482 -- Quashing of Criminal Proceedings -- Informant Distinct from Victim -- The real victim, and not an informant who merely set the criminal law in motion,..

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.482 -- Quashing of Criminal Proceedings -- Post-Conviction Compromise -- High Courts may quash criminal proceedings even after conviction and even in non-com..

(i) Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, S.63 -- Confiscation of Vehicle -- Power Under NDPS Act -- The power to confiscate a conveyance seized in an NDPS case vests exclusi..