Month: June 2022

Amounts paid by resident Indian end-users/distributors to non-resident computer software manufacturers/suppliers, as consideration for the resale/use of the computer software, not royalty, hence, not taxable in India. The end user…

Principles summarized regarding considerations to be balanced while deciding to grant bail. No reasons whatsoever assigned by High Court while releasing Respondent 2 on bail, did not consider gravity, nature…

In this case of brutal murder of appellant complainant’s husband by tying him with rope to gate and then beating him by pipe and belt, leading to his death, bail…

Causing injury(ies) to vital part of body which injury(ies) were the actual cause of death: In this case, death occurred six days after the injury(ies) were inflicted. It was held that…

In this case, victim immolating herself in her matrimonial home leading to her death in hospital. Concurrent findings of facts recorded by both courts below on harassment and/or torture and/or…

In this case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, there was no pre-meditation or pre-planning and incident was result of sudden quarrel in which accused exercised his right of…

Low age of victim cannot be considered as only or sufficient factor by Supreme Court for imposing death sentence. (para 35) Sentences awarded to appellant under Ss. 376, 364, 366-A…

There was a delay of one year apart from 90 day’s delay in filing SLP where more than Rs 5 crores involved, authorities, held, must recover it from the officer(s)…

Charging accused and trying them together is warranted under sec 218 but held, there are exceptions to this rule in Ss 219 to 221 and thus if a person falls…

Mere fact that appellant was not brave enough to conceal where victim was hiding did not make him a part of the unlawful assembly that had the common object to…