Accident--The owner of a vehicle cannot contend that he has no liability to verify the fact as to whether the driver of the vehicle possessed a valid licence or not.

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Sanction for Prosecution--Allegation of Extortion on I.O.--Sanction not required.

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Accident--Appellate Court should record reasons for enhancing or reducing notional income of injured/deceased.

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Acid Attack—Nature of Offence—Even if injury is simple an offence under S.326-A IPC is attracted

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Arbitration Agreement—Agreement providing for a forum only intended to ascertain some matter for the purpose of preventing differences from arising and not for settling them after they have arisen—Such a forum cannot be held to be providing of arbitration Arbitration Agreement—If the jurisdiction of Designated Officer/ Appellant authority cannot be invoked by both the parties to dispute then such a forum cannot be held to be providing of arbitration

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Abetment to Suicide—Acquittal—Deceased committed suicide by consuming poison at her matrimonial home, would not itself lead to the presumption that deceased was subjected to physical-mental cruelty so as to force her to commit suicide

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Specific Relief Act, 1963, S.16--Agreement to Sell-Specific Performance-Agreement was signed by seller only and not by purchaser-Agreement remained in custody of seller and it did not mentioned how the alleged consideration was transferred-­Such agreement is not enforceable

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Amendment of Plaint—Liberal Approach—Courts should be liberal in allowing amendment where the suit is still at initial stage

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Though under Section 319(4)(b)Cr.P.C. the accused subsequently impleaded is to be treated as if he had been an accused when the Court initially took cognizance of the offence, the degree of satisfaction that will be required for summoning a person under Section 319Cr.P.C. would be the same as for framing a charge.

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Narcotics—Case Property—Safe custody and carriage of recovered contraband not proved—Acquittal upheld

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