Case BriefsSupreme Court

During the hearing, an Advocate on the panel of the State of Jharkhand, has requested the Court to not summon the Chief Secretary, but Supreme Court declined the said request because the present matter has not been assigned to any counsel for the State of Jharkhand.

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dying declaration sole basis of conviction
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“No doubt, that a conviction can be solely recorded on the basis of dying declaration. However, for doing so, the court must come to a conclusion that the dying declaration is trustworthy, reliable and one which inspires confidence.”

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veteran infected with hiv
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Supreme Court held that the IAF and the Indian Army were vicariously liable, jointly and severally, as the former was Veteran’s immediate employer and the latter was the organization controlling and in charge of the Military Hospital

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code of investigation for police
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“It is high time that a consistent and dependable code of investigation is devised with a mandatory and detailed procedure for the police to implement and abide by during the course of their investigation so that the guilty do not walk free on technicalities, as they do in most cases in our country.”

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