The Chhattisgarh High Court has partly allowed a writ petition and modified a tribunal order in an election dispute, while upholding the core finding that the respondent’s challenge to the vote count deserved a fresh look. The petitioner had challenged a May 25, 2000 tribunal order that granted the election petition of respondent No. 5…
The Chhattisgarh High Court has allowed defendants in a property dispute to rely on certified secondary evidence after the trial court refused permission to prove a missing original sale deed. Acting Chief Justice R.S. Garg set aside the lower court’s order of January 4, 1999 and permitted the parties to produce certified copies of the…
The Chhattisgarh High Court at Bilaspur has granted bail to a man accused under Sections 376 (rape) and 450 (house trespass) of the Indian Penal Code, noting inconsistencies in the alleged victim’s age and observing that she appeared to be a consenting party. The order was passed by Acting Chief Justice R. S. Garg while…
The Chhattisgarh High Court at Bilaspur has partly allowed the appeal of Bharat Ram, who was convicted by a lower court under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code (attempt to murder), and modified his conviction to a lesser offence under Section 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide not amounting to murder). The court reduced…
A bench led by Acting Chief Justice R. S. Garg has partly allowed an appeal by three men convicted for an attempted murder in Raipur, upholding the convictions but reducing the prison terms to the time already spent behind bars. The three were originally convicted by the Second Additional Sessions Judge on December 9, 1996,…
The Chhattisgarh High Court has set aside an order that had led to the confiscation of a jeep belonging to Surjeet Singh, and sent the case back to the trial court for a fresh hearing. The court found that Singh, the registered owner, was not given a meaningful opportunity to be heard before his vehicle…
The Chhattisgarh High Court has set aside an appointment termination after finding that authorities removed a trainee without giving him a chance to be heard. In an order delivered by Acting Chief Justice R.S. Garg, the court examined the case of Bodh Singh Thakur, who had been appointed and sent for training but was later…