The Supreme Court has held that subsequent mentioning of crucial facts, which the complainant could have stated at the time of lodging of the FIR itself, would raise doubts as it indicates an afterthought.The omission of crucial facts in the FIR cannot be supplemented through witness statements under Section 161 CrPC, the Court held. The Supreme Court has held that …
An advocate cannot be booked for 'obstructing' a government servant from discharging his duty, just because he asks a team of CBI officers, conducting raid/search operations, to show their Identity Cards, the Bombay High Court held on Thursday.Single-judge Justice Milind Jadhav discharged two advocates and a law intern, who were booked in 2007. An advocate cannot be booked for 'obstructing' …
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted bail to a man accused of obstructing a team of health workers constituted for collecting data regarding the pandemic of Covid-19, observing that he acted in an 'irresponsible manner' and directed him to pay Rs.10,000 to Chief Minister's Relief Fund. Justice Bharati Dangre heard the bail application filed by 55-year-old Zafar Jamal Khan, …