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Category: Cr P C

Cr P C

(CrPC) – Section 482 – Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Section 147, 148, 149, 452, 324, 307, 342 and 506 – Quashing of FIR – the irresistible conclusion to be drawn by this court is to accept the report of the jurisdictional police where under they have arrived at a conclusion that incident projected by the complainant appears to be false, and thereby the proceedings against the appellant deserves to be quashed – Appeal allowed.

Apr 24, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH RITU TOMAR — Appellant Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : B.R. Gavai and Aravind Kumar, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal…

Cr P C

(CrPC) – Section 167 – Default bail – 60/90 day remand period under Section 167 CrPC ought to be computed from the date when a Magistrate authorizes remand HELD the very moment the stipulated 60/90 day remand period expires, an indefeasible right to default bail accrues to the accused.

Apr 20, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA — Appellant Vs. KAPIL WADHAWAN AND ANOTHER ETC. — Respondent ( Before : K.M. Joseph, Hrishikesh Roy and B.V.…

Cr P C

(CrPC) – Section 433A – this is a case of a very brutal offence committed by a group of accused who were armed with deadly weapons – They have killed three persons at a time and injured two – Conviction of the appellant, under the impugned judgments, is upheld – However, the order of sentence is modified – Appellant shall undergo rigorous imprisonment for a fixed period of 30 years – Appeal partly allowed.

Apr 16, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH SHIV MANGAL AHIRWAR — Appellant Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH — Respondent ( Before : Abhay S. Oka and Rajesh Bindal, JJ. ) Criminal…

Cr P C

Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 – Section 65 – Transfer of case – An order under Section 167(2) of the Code had to be passed necessarily by the Magistrate “to whom an accused person is forwarded” – In fact, Section 167(2) contains the words “whether he has or has not jurisdiction to try the case” – Transfer petition dismissed.

Apr 14, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH KA RAUF SHERIF — Appellant Vs. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : V. Ramasubramanian and Pankaj Mithal, JJ. ) Transfer…

Cr P C

(CrPC) – Section 482 – Quashing of criminal proceedings – Family dispute — looking to the relationship between the appellants and the original complainant of son, grandson and the mother/grandmother – Criminal proceedings against the appellants would not be in the larger interest of the parties – Criminal proceedings quashed – Appeal allowed.

Mar 26, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH HEMANTBHAI BALVANTBHAI PATEL AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : M.R. Shah and Krishna Murari,…

Cr P C

(CrPC) – Section 482 – – howsoever well intentioned, cannot be permitted to be operated in utter disregard of the well-recognized judicial principles governing uniform application of law – Unwarranted judicial activism may cause uncertainty or confusion not only in the mind of the authorities but also in the mind of the litigants.

Mar 22, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH CARDINAL MAR GEORGE ALENCHERRY — Appellant Vs. STATE OF KERALA AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : Dinesh Maheshwari and Bela M. Trivedi, JJ.…

Cr P C

CrPC, Sec 406, – Article 139A of the Constitution – Order 39 of the Supreme Court Rules, 2013 – HELD phrase party interested under Section 406(2) of the CrPC, the Petitioner, being the real brother of the Deceased, is vitally interested in a fair trial – challenge to the locus standi of the Petitioner is thus rejected. there is no legal necessity to transfer the trial outside the State of West Bengal and the apprehensions of the Petitioner, some of which are indeed genuine, can be effectively redressed by issuing appropriate directions.

Mar 19, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH AFJAL ALI SHA @ ABJAL SHAUKAT SHA — Appellant Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Surya Kant and…

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