Can Prosecution Under Sections 376 & 383 IPC Stand When the Victim Admits Voluntary Relations and Delays Reporting?

High Court affirms acquittal, reaffirming that lack of force, voluntary conduct, delayed complaint, and absence of corroboration render rape and

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can an Insurer Challenge Vehicle Involvement Without Evidence, and Is 12% Penal Interest Sustainable Under Section 173 MVA?

  Summary Category Data Case Name MAC/488/2022 of United India Insurance Company Limited Vs Suman Uike CNR CGHC010084282022 Date of

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Should Minimum Wages Be the Benchmark for Notional Income in Motor Accident Claims?

  Summary Category Data Case Name MAC/335/2022 of SMT. ROOPA BAI NISHAD Vs RAJU @ LALA KAUSHIKCNR CGHC010077082022 Date of

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can a Complainant Appeal an Acquittal Under Section 138 NI Act by Invoking the Proviso to Section 372 CrPC?

Yes—the High Court, following the Supreme Court’s decision in Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran (2025 INSC 804), held that a

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can a Complainant Appeal an Acquittal in a Section 138 NI Act Case Under the Proviso to Section 372 CrPC?

Supreme Court’s Celestium Doctrine Applied to Section 138 Appeals, Upholding Victim’s Right to Challenge Acquittal   Summary Category Data Case

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can a High Court under Section 173 MVA enhance compensation for 100% functional disability post-amputation?

High Court of Chhattisgarh reaffirms standard compensation computation methodology, upholds its jurisdiction to enhance awards under Section 173, binding on

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Is the Complainant Entitled to Appeal an Acquittal under the Proviso to Section 372 CrPC Following Celestium Financial?

  Summary Category Data Case Name ACQA Nos. 396 of 2023 & 206 of 2025 of Indian Agro And Food

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Does the Revenue Bear the Burden to Disprove Genuineness under Section 68 Once the Assessee Proves Identity, Creditworthiness and Genuineness?

Reaffirming That Once an Assessee Discharges the Initial Onus under Section 68, the Burden Shifts to Revenue; and That Estimations

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can an appeal dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to pursue alternative remedy serve as binding precedent on appellate practice?

The High Court of Chhattisgarh upholds its discretionary power to dismiss an appeal as withdrawn with liberty for alternative remedies—affirming

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can a Murder Conviction Be Converted to Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder When Death Results from a Sudden Assault Without Premeditation?

HC affirms homicidal death but applies Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC to convert conviction under Section 302 to Section

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can a High Court Uphold a Section 135-A Electricity Theft Conviction Yet Modify the Fine Based on Interim Deposit and Pendency?

The Chhattisgarh High Court affirms conviction for unauthorized electricity “hook-up” under Section 135-A of the Electricity Act, 2003, while exercising

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Is a Writ Petition Under Article 226 Premature When It Challenges Only a Police Recommendation Absent the Final Parole Rejection Order?

High Court reaffirms the necessity to invoke writ jurisdiction against final executive orders and permits withdrawal with liberty, reinforcing procedural

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh