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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: 4846
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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: 5293
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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: 6381
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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: 6702 -
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: 5084
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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: 3952 -
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: 4274 -
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: 6345
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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: 6402 -
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: 6479
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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: 6107
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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: 6364
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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: 5695
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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: 6766
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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: 5789 -
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: 4478
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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: 6143
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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: 19653
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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: 4515
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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: 5156 -
Yashpal Singh vs Uttar Pradesh that when an accused person is facing trial under Section 302, 307 of the Indian Penal Code, which are serious offences, the Court must give cogent reasons while...Hits: 4814
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HP HC Issues Directions To POCSO Courts For Protection Of Identity Of Rape, Sexual Offences Victims
Himachal Pradesh vs Shiv Lal @ Champi that the identity of the child victim shall not be disclosed at any time, during the course of investigation or trial.Hits: 5047 -
P. Dharamaraj vs Shanmugam that the Court has to go slow even while exercising jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.PC or Article 226 of the Constitution in the matter of quashing of criminal...Hits: 5836
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Sarabjit Jain vs Punjab that the High Court will not be justified in interfering with an order of acquittal merely because the Trial Court has taken a wrong view of law or has erred in appreciation...Hits: 5057
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Shiv Kumar vs Madhya Pradesh that the initial possession of stolen goods may not be illegal but retaining it with the knowledge that it was a stolen property, makes it culpable under Section 411 of...Hits: 5979
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Suhail Ahmad v/s Haryana that when the accused had, while committing the offence of lurking house trespass by night or house-breaking by night, also voluntarily caused or attempted to cause death,...Hits: 5021
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Buta Khan v/s Punjab that the sample parcels of alleged contraband that is sent to Forensic Science Laboratory is "case property" and must be produced before Trial Court under FSL seal, after the...Hits: 8499
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Rajnish vs UP granted bail to a murder accused who spent more than 11 years in jail as he could not get access to legal aid to move his bail application before the Court.Hits: 4886
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Sunil Vishnu Mukane v. Maharashtra overturned conviction of four accused in a dacoity case observing that the prosecution’s evidence was unreliable due to irregularities in arranging the test...Hits: 5264
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Sikander Soni vs State connection with the gang rape and murder of a woman in 2012 whose body was found in a semi-naked condition has modified sentence of two convicts to rigorous imprisonment for...Hits: 5826
