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1. Maintainability of appeals u/s 377 of CrPC against inadequate sentence was examined. Offences u/s 279-A of IT Act, 1961 are non-cognizable, triable by Magistrate....

2. Conviction u/s 20 of the NDPS Act - Having held that the mandatory requirement of Section 50 of the NDPS Act was not complied with, recovery itself would be illegal and...

3. Conviction u/ss 420, 467, 468, 120B of the IPC and Section 5(2) and 5(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Petitioner worked as Appraiser in Customs office....

4. Seizure of large quantity of counterfeit Indian currency notes, determining ingredients u/s 489B of IPC. Interpretation of 'possessing', 'traffic', and 'otherwise...

5. Dishonor of Cheque - prayer for reduction in the quantum of sentence - The concern of the Legislature is obvious. Provisions inserted for inculcating greater faith in...

6. Dishonor of Cheque - a person, who has been held guilty u/s 138 of the Act of 1881 can be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend up to two years, or with...

7. Applicant sought regular bail in case involving recovery of commercial quantity of contraband under NDPS Act. Court considered factors like prima facie case, nature of...

8. Levy of tax on opium - cultivators are handing over the opium exclusively to the assessee i.e. Narcotic Department. - The opium is taxable item under the U.P. Trade Tax Act. - HC

9. Pertaining to a challenge against conviction and sentence u/s 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the court observed that the petitioner's defense of repaying the...

10. Dishonour of Cheque - Quantum of sentence / Fine - The sentence is optional, either it may be imprisonment for two years or fine which may be twice amount of the cheque...

11. Clandestine removal - denial of opportunity of cross-examination of witnesses - The only question is at what stage would he be entitled to cross-examine the witnesses -...

12. Dishonor of Cheque - insufficiency of funds - rebuttal of presumption under Sections 118 and 139 of the NI Act - The failure of the appellant in showing the said amounts...

13. Dishonor of Cheque - etitioner has already undergone 23 days in judicial custody - Since the sentence awarded to the petitioner is less than two years and it is a first...

14. Conviction of sentence - fist time offender - the reliance placed by the Magistrate for passing special sentence less than statutory minimum punishment per se appears to...

15. Conviction u/s 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 - the parties ought to be allowed to settle the matter - The offence, therefore, is compounded in terms of the...