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Supreme court holds that it is unsafe to record the conviction on the basis of a dying declaration alone in the cases where there is suspicion as regards the correctness of the dying declaration

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Supreme court sets aside Gujrat High court’s order granting bail to murder accused on the basis of ‘settlement’ between parties

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Supreme court reiterates that power conferred under Section 311 Cr.P.C. should be invoked by the court only to meet the ends of justice and for strong and valid reasons

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Supreme court holds that true distinction between the areas of “law and order” and “public Order” is one of degree and extent of the reach of the act in question upon society

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Supreme court holds that there is no legal impediment to enacting a law to validate a legislation which has been held by a court to be invalid, provided, such a law removes the basis of the judgment of the court, by curing the defects of the legislation as it stood before the amendment.

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Supreme court holds that nothing in Section 162 CrPC prevents a Trial Judge from putting to prosecution witnesses the questions otherwise permissible, if the justice demands such a course

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Supreme court holds that children born out of void and voidable marriages are also entitled to their parent’s share in Hindu Joint Family property

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Supreme court holds that arbitrator is the sole judge of facts and unless an error of law is shown, interference with the award should be avoided

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Supreme court holds that a non-reasoned order cannot be treated as binding precedent

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SC holds that power under Section 323 Cr.PC. may be invoked even after the examination-in-chief of a witness if the magistrate feels that the case is ought to be tried by the Court of Sessions