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Absence Of Injuries On Victim’s Body Will Not Render Commission Of Offence Improbable: Calcutta HC
Manick Sardar v/s. West Bengal upheld the conviction of a man for raping a minor 7 year old girl by observing that mere penetration is sufficient to prove the offence of rape and that presence of...Hits: 5835 -
Rape One Of The Most Barbaric Crimes Against Woman’s Holy Body & Soul Of Society: Delhi HC
Amit @ Sonu Jaat v. State that the object of the relevant penal law is to protect women from such offences and to keep alive the conscience of the society by weeding out such criminal proclivity.Hits: 4719 -
Dying Declaration Recorded By Police Officer Is Admissible: Allahabad HC
Prem Nath Yadava vs UP upheld the life sentence of a convict in a murder case that dates back to the year 2002 while stressing that there is no prohibition that the police personnel should not...Hits: 4206 -
Firoz Hajibhai Sodha vs Gujarat that the statement by a co-accused under Section 25 of the Indian Evidence Act can be treated as a clue or piece of information for initiating and conducting...Hits: 4740
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Sikkim vs Jasbir Singh that criminal court will have jurisdiction to try a case against an army personnel if the Commanding Officer does not exercise the discretion under Section 125 of the Army...Hits: 5542
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Dharmpal Singh Jadon v/s. M.P. dismissed an application filed for compounding of offences under Sections 307 (attempt to murder) and 498-A (Cruelty to wife) read with Section 34 of IPC, based on a...Hits: 4548
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Ranjitprasad Chandradevram Rajvanshi Proprietor Of Shree Logistics vs Gujarat various applications seeking registrations of FIR are being filed before the High Court directly without approaching...Hits: 6156
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LN Medical College & Research Centre v. UOI the National Medical Commission (NMC) cannot withhold the approval of any medical college on the ground that CBI probe on the admissions effected in...Hits: 5102
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Mamta Giri v/s Chandigarh that if the offence committed is punishable with less than seven years, is a bailable, non-heinous offence and the accused who is a first-time offender, has established a...Hits: 6223
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Narinder Singh v/s Punjab that High Courts are empowered under Section 482 of CrPC to quash FIR and further criminal proceedings, even for non-compoundable offences, if a compromise has been...Hits: 5559
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Fair Trial Is Hallmark Of Criminal Procedure: Delhi HC
Krishan Kumar vs (GNCT) Of Delhi a fair trial is the hallmark of criminal procedure which entails not only the rights of the victims but also the interest of the accused. The Court was dealing with...Hits: 3993 -
Asif vs State has displayed a good sense of pragmatism in modifying the conviction and sentence of a man from Section 397 of Indian Penal Code as the prosecution had failed to prove the use of a...Hits: 5974
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Balli Chaudhary alias Rakesh vs MP the opinion of a doctor is relevant evidence under Section 45 of the Evidence Act, but it can rarely take the place of substantive evidence and it cannot be...Hits: 4920
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Madras HC Quashes FIR Over Agitation To Shift TASMAC Shop
Palaniyappan & State quashed an FIR that was registered against protesters who assembled before a TASMAC Shop in 2017 and demanded that it must be shifted for the sake of young generation.Hits: 4063 -
Virendra Khanna vs Karnataka that further investigation conducted under Section 173(8) of CrPC must always relate to the incident of alleged crime in respect of which the charge sheet has been...Hits: 7236
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Defence Of Accused Cannot Be Put Forth At The Stage Of Framing Of Charges: Jharkhand HC
Pushpendra Kumar Sinha vs Jharkhand refused to quash criminal proceedings against a public servant, where the trial has already begun noting that at the stage of framing of charge, the defence of...Hits: 4132 -
Dr Nazrul Islam vs Basudeb Banerjee that a prior sanction for prosecuting public servants is required before setting in motion even the investigative process under Section 156(3) of the Code of...Hits: 12834
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MP HC Miffed Over Record Keeping And Non-Execution Of Summons/Warrants By Police Department
Smt Nandni Kewat v. M.P while hearing a bail application lamented seriously at the most abject state of affairs with respect to the proper record-keeping and so also the execution of...Hits: 4174 -
Joseph Stephens vs Santhanasamy the right provided to the victim to prefer an appeal against the order of acquittal is an absolute right and there is no necessity to obtain a special leave.Hits: 9522
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Continuation Of Rowdy Sheet Without Any Pending Criminal Case Is Illegal, Unconstitutional: AP HC
Marri Gopi v. Andhra Pradesh the action of the police in continuing the rowdy sheet when the petitioner is acquitted in sole crime registered against him is unconstitutional.Hits: 6427 -
Gurmail Singh v. Punjab if a second FIR is registered regarding an incident on which a prior FIR already exists, it amounts to abuse of process of law and the High Court is well within its powers...Hits: 13650
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Kerala Court Acquits Former Bishop Franco Mulakkal In Nun Rape Case
Kerala vs Bishop Franco Mulakkal acquitted Roman Catholic Bishop Franco Mulakkal on charges of repeatedly raping a nun 13 times over three years in a convent between 2014 and 2016Hits: 4206 -
Whole Police Station Should Be Monitored Through CCTVs Including Interrogation Room: P&H HC
Kaushal v Haryana that CCTVs should be installed in every part of police stations including the interrogation room as per the directions issued by the Apex Court.Hits: 5041 -
Mahendra Pal Singh Lekhpal v/s U.P. Section 482 CrPC is maintainable to quash the proceedings, which are ex facie bad for want of sanction as required under Section 197 of CrPC (Prosecution of...Hits: 4482
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Deputy Superintendent of Police v. Samivel @ Raja While enumerating the plethora of reasons for confirming the capital punishment that was given to the 26-year-old accused by the trial court, the...Hits: 4900
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If Bail Order Lacks Reasons, Prosecution Or Informant Can Challenge It Before Higher Forum: SC
Brijmani Devi vs Pappu Kumar that if an order granting bail was bereft of relevant reasons then the same would entitle the prosecution or the informant to assail it before a higher forum.Hits: 6621 -
Ram Ratan Vs State of Madhya Pradesh that mere exhibition, brandishing or holding a weapon openly by offender to threaten and create fear or apprehension in the mind of the victim is sufficient to...Hits: 8341
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Victim Best Judge Of Incident: Calcutta HC Upholds POCSO Conviction And Lays Down Guidelines
Prabir Bhuiyan alias Prabir Bhuinyan v/s West Bengal upheld a conviction under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act despite minor discrepancies in the evidence of the minor...Hits: 79950 -
Convicted Lawmakers Must Be Definitely Banned For Life
It is worth noting that the Apex Court took into consideration the irrefutable fact that this critical issue had been hanging fire for the last five years.Hits: 4256 -
Undertrial Cannot Be Detained In Jail Indefinitely: SC
Ashim @ Asim Kumar Haranath vs National Investigation Agency an undertrial cannot be indefinitely detained in prison if there is delay in concluding the trial and the courts would ordinarily be...Hits: 4401
