been called upon to prove the charge, at least a layman with ordinary prudence could presume that mere filing of a criminal case, against ... considered view, it may not be altogether expected from a layman and man of ordinary prudence to construe its legal meaning that he has ever
oversight and clerical mistake. The plea of being a layman was also taken. However, as an extenuating factor it had been pleaded that subsequent ... could not have taken the pleas of oversight or incomprehension as a layman. This is even more so considering that the Application Form was bilingual
with a criminal prosecution for medical negligence. In other words, a mere layman's assertions or claims to criminal negligence by a doctor ... basis of facts that are no more than raw perceptions of a layman, who has lost a dear one during the course of medical treatment
just 5cm or 2 thick and may be
imperceptible to a layman and would vanish with
use. If the material was to be used ... identified as situated
between particular points. Only then could a
layman say whether the repairs were carried out
or not. Therefore, reliance by the learned
that in such circumstances, it was not altogether unreasonable to expect a layman to construe that he had never been arrested, even though the legal ... sent to Jail, in any event, the applicant being a layman could have understood that he was not convicted at all. Even otherwise also
building, who are supposed to be skilled. The
respondent is a layman. He, therefore, cannot be liable for the
negligence of the persons who actually ... referred:
22."Petitioner being an owner of the property and a layman cannot be
fastened with the liability of having caused death
believe that he
had never been arrested. It is on a laymans
understanding of the principle of arrest and
custody that prompted the respondent ... also this Court,
it may not be altogether unreasonable to expect a
layman to construe that he had never been arrested on
his appearing before
that in such circumstances, it was not altogether unreasonable to expect
a layman to construe that he had never been arrested, even though the legal
Ashutosh Pawar vs High Court Of Madhya Pradesh on 12 January, 2018
Bench: Hemant Gupta
send for the relations of the deceased.
Even a layman like the Karnam (PW 27) felt something
strangely amiss in this conduct
