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Successive FIRs By Same Informant Against Same Accused On Same Allegations Impermissible: SC
Tarak Dash Mukherjee v. Uttar Pradesh that registration of multiple FIRs by same person against same accused based on the same set of facts and the same cause of action is impermissible.Hits: 9298 -
Only JJB And Not Trial Court Has Power To Determine Juvenility Under Section 94: MP HC
Shriram Rawat vs Madhya Pradesh that the trial court does not have the power under Section 94 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2015 to determine the age as contested by the accused...Hits: 6142 -
Summoning Accused In A Criminal Matter Is A Serious Matter, Should Not Be Done Mechanically
Bharti Airtel Limited Company Vs Malik Mushtaq that the summoning of an accused in a criminal matter is a serious business and the same has to be done only after the application of mind by the...Hits: 4951 -
Jahir Hussain vs Kerala order of the trial court acquitted a murder convict and highlighted the need for a speedy trial and proper assistance to the prisoners for filing appeals to avoid the long...Hits: 3710
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Sh Raj Kumar vs Himachal Pradesh that termination of an employee from service summarily, merely on account of registration of FIR and without conducting proper inquiry violates principles of...Hits: 5911
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Jayrajsinh Madhuba Gadhvi vs Gujarat that offences under Sections 218 and 219 of the IPC which pertains to a public servant framing incorrect records for saving a person from punishment and making...Hits: 6466
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Pushpendra Kumar Sinha vs Jharkhand that before framing of the charge in criminal proceedings, the Court must apply its judicial mind to satisfy itself that the commission of the offence by the...Hits: 3818
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Delhi Prison Rules: High Court Sets Aside Punishment Awarded To Inmates For Using Mobile Phones
Vipin Sharma vs State (Govt of NCT of Delhi) that was imposed on two jail inmates for allegedly using mobile phones which were stated to be recovered from an air duct following a surprise search in...Hits: 5269 -
Rakesh and Ors vs Ismail that a Judicial Magistrate First Class (JFMC) who had taken cognizance of a matter and committed the same to a Sessions Court can also entertain an application under...Hits: 5122
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Raman Kumar vs Punjab that in terms of Section 437(6) of CrPC, bail ought to be granted where the trial in a case triable by Magistrate is not concluded within a period of sixty days after the...Hits: 5042
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G Varadaraju vs Union of India dismissed a petition assailing the constitutional validity of Section 394(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure which provides for abatement of criminal appeals on the...Hits: 5478
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Jahangirpuri Violence: Delhi HC Refuses Anticipatory Bail
Sheikh Ishrafil vs State (NCT) of Delhithat his conduct was allegedly an attempt to disturb the communal harmony of the area by trying to create a rift between two communities.Hits: 4775 -
Bhupendra Singh Thakur vs Umesh Sahu that the Complainant in a case under the Negotiable Instruments Act can amend/modify his complaint.Hits: 7881
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Denial Of Chargesheet Material To Accused Results In Unfair Trial: Karnataka HC
Chirag R Mehta vs Karnataka that a petitioner/accused would become entitled to all copies of the charge sheet material, denial of which would undoubtedly be contrary to the principle of fairness...Hits: 5135 -
Kerala HC: Mere Violation Of bail Condition Is Not Sufficient To Cancel The Bail
Godson v. Kerala that non-compliance with the bail conditions alone is not a ground to cancel the bail already granted to the accused since such cancellation affects the personal liberty of a...Hits: 6126 -
XYZ vs Madhya Pradesh that a Judicial Magistrate has the duty to order police investigation under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure when the complaint prima facie shows the...Hits: 7492
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Juvenile Apprehending Arrest May Suo Motu Appear Before JJ Board To Seek Bail: Punjab and Haryana HC
Child In Conflict With Law vs State of Punjab while dealing with a case involving juvenile in conflict with law who allegedly committed offences punishable under Sections 379-B, 427, 511 of the IPCHits: 5527 -
Tihar Jail Officials Cannot Be Above The Law Of The Land
I am most ashamed, aghast and appalled to learn that a convict named Ankit Gujjar aged 29 years who died in Tihar jail was murdered by none other than the jail staff itselfHits: 4879 -
Allahabad HC Grants Bail To Dowry Death Accused In Jail For Over 11 Years
Fayanath Yadav S/O Late Devdutt Yadav (Fourth Bail) v. U.P has granted bail to a dowry death accused who was in jail for about 11 years after it expressed its anguish over the poor progress of...Hits: 5174 -
Magistrate’s Power U/S 156(3) CrPC Must Be Exercised Vigilantly: Madras HC
KL Prabhkar v. The State that was pronounced finally on July 28, 2022 has minced absolutely no words whatsoever to underscore that directions under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure...Hits: 8846 -
Can’t Direct Removal Of Satyendar Jain: It’s For Chief Minister To Consider
Dr.Nand Kishore Garg vs Govt of NCT of Delhi that it is for the Chief Minister to act in the best interest of the State and consider as to whether a person who has criminal background or has been...Hits: 5463 -
Ghulam Hassan Beigh vs Mohammad Maqbool Magrey that: The post mortem report by itself, does not constitute substantive evidence. The doctor’s statement in court is alone the substantive evidence....Hits: 9378
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MS M Victim vs NCT Of Delhi that such criticism cannot be based on distorted facts or gross misrepresentation of material averments to intentionally lower its dignity and respect.Hits: 5942
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Gujarat v/s Kishorbhai Devibhai Parmar that where substantial evidence to connect an accused with the crime is lacking, other corroborative evidence loses its significance.Hits: 5819
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Jamshed Adil Khan v. Jammu and Kashmir that as per Section 160 CrPC, for the purposes of investigation, a police officer cannot summon a person situated outside the territorial limits of his police...Hits: 5435
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Democracy Can Never Be A Police State: SC Calls For Giving Importance To Bail Over Jail
Satender Kumar Antil vs Central Bureau of Investigation that: An uncontrolled power is the natural enemy of freedom.Hits: 5317 -
Abhishek Singh Chauhan vs UOI that: FIRs lodged against accused under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code (Section 420 IPC etc) and other State enactments in various states - Directs...Hits: 5426
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SC Most Rightly Grants Relief In Md Zubair Case
Zee News anchor Rohit Ranjan was granted protection most commendablyHits: 4781 -
J&K through P/S Hajin Bandipora V/s Hilal Ahmad Parray that only the Special Court or in the absence of a Special Court, a Sessions Court exercising powers of a Special Court, can entertain and...Hits: 6248
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Bhola Kumar vs Chhattisgarh that when a convict is detained beyond the actual release date it would be imprisonment or detention sans sanction of law and would thus, violate not only Article 19(1)...Hits: 6243
