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Sanjeev @ Kallu Sethiya that Section 149 is one of the most misused and misinterpreted provisions of the present times so far as the investigation by the Investigating Officers of police or any...Hits: 8239
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Deadly Assault On Sleeping Man After A Fight Not Culpable Homicide But Murder: Bombay HC
Mittu @ Mithu Bholi Pareda vs Maharashtra that killing a person in his sleep hours after a fight would be a case of murder punishable under Section 302 of the IPC and not culpable homicide.Hits: 6313 -
Arun Kumar CK Case There appears to be a serious misconception of law that if no case for custodial interrogation is made out by the prosecution, then that alone would be a good ground to grant...Hits: 5401
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Manzer Imam vs National Investigation Agency to decide the bail plea moved by an accused named Manzer Imam who has been in jail for more than nine years in a case registered under Unlawful...Hits: 6275
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Magistrate Can’t Permit Questioning Of An Accused Being Tried By Special Court: Karnataka HC
Harsha D vs State In the light of the statutory frame work of the PMLA and the application filed under Section 50 of the Act, this Court is of the considered view that the application was not...Hits: 7132 -
Recovery Of Weapon Used By Accused To Commit Offence Is Not A Sine Qua Non For Conviction: SC
Inspector of Police vs Laly @ Manikandan that recovery of the weapon used in the commission of the offence is not a sine qua non to convict the accused.Hits: 6498 -
NS Madhanagopal vs K Lalitha that mere abusive, humiliating or defamatory words by itself cannot attract an offence under Section 294(b) IPC.Hits: 7452
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X v. Haryana that it would be a travesty of justice if the statement of the prosecutrix is held to be gospel truth and the Courts are bound to hold someone guilty just because there is an...Hits: 6301
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Early Conclusion Of Trial Would Enhance People’s Faith In Justice Delivery System: SC
Gali Janardhan Reddy v/s Andhra Pradesh that early conclusion of criminal trials would enhance the faith of people in justice delivery system.Hits: 5810 -
Sreekanth Sasidharan v. Kerala that if a man retracts his promise to marry a woman, the consensual sex they have had will not constitute rape unless it is established that the consent was obtained...Hits: 9546
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Rajendra Kumar vs UPthat the cancellation of bail cannot be done without giving notice to the accused and giving him an opportunity of being heard.Hits: 5600
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Sachin Hindurao Waze v. UOI that the mere fact that the authority granting sanction for prosecution under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA)Hits: 5507
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Chingdu v. Chhattisgarh that a presiding officer of the sentencing court while giving an opinion on a remission application should give adequate reasons.Hits: 6569
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Custodial Interrogation Is Not Mandatory Merely Because Offence Is Murder: Bombay HC
Santosh s/o Ananada Mane @ Chhotu v/s Maharashtra that the custodial interrogation of an accused is not mandatory merely because he’s been booked in a murder case.Hits: 7241 -
Nishad Mathew v/s Kerala that where the accused has himself conceded the jurisdiction, and the trial has been completed, the question of territorial jurisdiction cannot be raised at the fag end of...Hits: 5367
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Trial Court Can Regulate Sequence In Which Witnesses Are To Be Examined: MP HC
Shambhu alias Shimhu Lodhi vs Madhya Pradesh that when the Trial Court can summon any witness pursuant to its power under Section 311 CrPC, it can also regulate the sequence in which they are to be...Hits: 4190 -
Calcutta HC Acquits Man Convicted 34 Years Ago By Trial Court For Allegedly Abetting Wife's Murder
Protap Singh v/s West Bengal that was heard on July 11, 2022 and then finally pronounced as recently as on September 30, 2022 has acquitted a man convicted by the Trial Court of abetting the...Hits: 4427 -
Ratheesh v. Keralathat the conviction of the accused cannot be based merely on the statement made under Section 313 CrPC as it is not substantive evidence.Hits: 6676
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Test Identification Parade Can’t Be Permitted After Lapse Of Several Years: Karnataka HC
K Umesh Shetty v. Karnataka that Test Identification Parade is to ascertain the identity of accused persons and cannot be conducted after lapse of several years, as there is risk of the witnesses...Hits: 6650 -
Bundu v. U.P that a victim has no right in law to drop the case of a non-compoundable offence of serious and heinous nature which badly affects society.Hits: 6726
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Nardeep Singh Cheema @ Navdeep Singh Cheema v/s Punjab that an offence under POCSO Act, which is a special statute, cannot be quashed on the basis of any compromise or matrimony between the accused...Hits: 6520
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Prem Nath V/s J&K that mere reinstatement into service without a clean chit in departmental inquiry is not a ground to quash criminal proceedings emanating from the set of allegations.Hits: 6660
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Kerala Chamber of Commerce and Industry v. Kerala and Malyalavedi v Kerala has strongly condemned and initiated suo motu proceedings against the leaders of Popular Front of India (PFI), noting the...Hits: 6213
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Raju @ Rajendra Prasad v/s Rajasthan that all in human probability the crime was committed by the accused and none else in all probability.Hits: 7663
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Fixed Term Sentences Exceeding 14 Years Can Be An Alternative To Death Sentence In Certain Cases: SC
Haryana vs Anand Kindo that fixed term sentences exceeding 14 years can be awarded in appropriate cases to strike a delicate balance between the victims’ plea for justice and rehabilitative justice...Hits: 5974 -
Rayees Ahmad Dar v/s Union Territory of J&K that the term ‘Magistrate’ appearing in Section 26 of the Evidence Act refers only to a Judicial Magistrate of first class or a Metropolitan...Hits: 4725
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Dr.Merai Ali v. U.P. that a speedy trial is a right not only for the complainant but for the accused persons also.Hits: 6498
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Shri Manoj Kumar Garg v. NCT of Delhi that delay in getting forensic science laboratory reports (FSL) leads to extreme suffering by the victim’s family where the cause of death is unknown and also...Hits: 20677
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Kamuben Somaji Bhavaji Thakore vs Gujarat that where the offence is punishable with imprisonment for a term which may be less than seven years or which may extend to seven years, whether with or...Hits: 4887
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Special Court Empowered To Try General IPC Offences Arising Out Of Case Probed By NIA: Karnataka HC
Sayyed Sohel Torvi v. National Investigating Agency that the Special NIA Court is empowered to conduct trial for general offences punishable under Indian Penal Code if the FIR emanates from the...Hits: 5585
