(262) RAJINDER SINGH Vs. KRISHAN DUTT [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2025
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of Cheque — Compromise — Supreme Court addressed a case where a man was convicted for a dishonoured cheque and sentenced to one year imprisonment and ordered to pay Rs. 4,00,000 in compensation — Subsequently, the parties reached a compromise where the man agreed to pay Rs. 4,00,000, with part of the payment made to the court and part directly to the other party — The Supreme Court, upon the man's offer to deposit an additional Rs. 1,00,
India Law Library Docid # 2421637
(271) SMT. INDIRA SAHU AND OTHERS Vs. THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD AND ANOTHER [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-01-2025
Motor Accident Claims — Compensation — The Supreme Court addressed an appeal concerning compensation awarded in a motor vehicle accident claim — The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) initially granted Rs. 21,70,000 in compensation to the family of a deceased individual, who died in a collision between two trucks — The High Court, however, reduced the compensation to Rs. 15,00,000, citing a lack of documentary evidence for the deceased's income — The Supreme Court, upon review, overturned the
India Law Library Docid # 2421572
(272) AAKRITEE SINGH @ SHALU Vs. RAJESH SINGH [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-01-2025
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Mutual Divorce — The Supreme Court has addressed a transfer petition, wherein a settlement agreement was reached between the petitioner-wife and respondent-husband — As a result of this agreement, various legal cases between the parties have been closed, withdrawn, or quashed, including a Domestic Violence case, a criminal FIR, a case before the Allahabad High Court, another case before the Family Court, and a couple of cases before other courts in Utt
India Law Library Docid # 2421573
(280) HEMCHAND @ HAPPI Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-01-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 302, 307, 336, 341, 451, 506 and 120-B — Arms Act, 1959 — Sections 3, 25 and 27 — Appellant imprisoned for 17 months on murder, rioting, and Arms Act charges, had his bail denied by the Rajasthan High Court — With 96 witnesses and a delayed trial, the Supreme Court granted bail, noting the lack of direct evidence linking appellant to a firearm injury and the extended pre-trial detention — The court emphasized cooperation in the trial and set
India Law Library Docid # 2421663