IMPORTANT DECISIONS
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal breach of trust and cheating – Attempt made to cloak a civil dispute with a criminal nature – Proceedings quashed. (2019(Supp.) Criminal Court Cases 067 (S.C.)
KARNATAKA HIGH COURT
Local commissioner – To measure suit property does not amount to collection of evidence. (2021(3) Civil Court Cases 086 (Karnataka)
KERALA HIGH COURT
Divorce – Cruelty – Any act on part of one parent calculated to deny love and affection of child to the other parent by alienating child from him/her amounts to mental cruelty. (2021(3) Civil Court Cases 163 (Kerala)
CALCUTTA HIGH COURT
Divorce – Cruelty upon husband – Merely because wife did not formally pray for restitution of conjugal rights before a Court of law, it cannot be inferred that she had no intention of resuming conjugal life with husband. (2021(3) Civil Court Cases 099 (Calcutta)
BOMBAY HIGH COURT
Bail – Rape – Whatsapp messages – Reproduced in application – Contents of all the chats not denied – Prima facie, the messages/chats do not even remotely suggest that any such incident as alleged had happened or that applicant had promised marriage – Bail granted. (2019(Supp.) Criminal Court Cases 162 (Bom.)
DELHI HIGH COURT
Charge – Framing of charge – Detailed and lengthy order not required when Court is of the opinion that prima facie ground for proceeding against accused. (2019(Supp.) Criminal Court Cases 698 (Delhi)