Monday 11 March 2019

Quashing--Civil Liability--Buyer Company refused to accept goods being defective--FIR u/s 420 IPC lodged--No misrepresentation made at time of contract--No case of criminal liability--FIR quashed.

Quashment--Offence by a company--Protection of Directors/Chairman--Specific averments/assertions in the complaint against first respondent who is Joint Managing Director of the Company-- Prosecution upheld.

Acid burns--Reduction in sentence--Victim suffered severe burn injuries on head, face and chest--High Court reduced the sentence to already undergone--Order of High Court aside--Sentence could not be reduced in such  a heinous crime.

Contraband--Recovery was effected on basis of information received by  Police Officer in course of investigation of other offence--Provisions of Section 42 of N.D.P.S. Act will not apply

Bail--Trial of cases already been stayed as one of appellants had challenged the very registrations of the case by CBI--Trial is likely to be delayed appellants have to be in jail for a long period--Final report already been filed--Accused need not be detained in jail further--Accused released on bail.