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February 16, 2026 1:51 pm

Orders framing charges or refusing discharge are neither interlocutory nor final in nature and are therefore not affected by the bar of Section 397 (2) of CrPC.HELD that the trial court while considering the discharge application is not to act as a mere post office.

May 8, 2021 sclaw

The correct position of law as laid down in Madhu Limaye (supra), thus, is that orders framing charges or refusing discharge are neither interlocutory nor final in nature and are…

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According to the learned counsel for the co-accused, they are also aged and that they are also suffering from ill health – Therefore, they contend that a transfer from Darjeeling to New Delhi will make their life miserable – If the petitioner is entitled to a fair trial, the Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 are also equally entitled to a fair trial – Transfer dismissed.

Apr 25, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA SINGLE BENCH DEVENDRA KUMAR SAXENA — Appellant Vs. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (CBI) AND OTHER — Respondent ( Before : V. Ramasubramanian, J. ) Transfer Petition…

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Mohd. Mukhtar Ansari case – It is a well settled principle of law that the Statute must be interpreted to advance the cause of the Statute and not to defeat the same – State Government being a prosecuting agency in the Criminal Administration, is vitally interested in such administration – Petition under section 406 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is maintainable.

Mar 29, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH — Appellant Vs. JAIL SUPERINTENDENT (ROPAR) AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Ashok Bhushan and R. Subhash Reddy, JJ.…

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If on the basis of the examination-in-chief of the witness the Court is satisfied that there is a prima facie case against the proposed accused, the Court may in exercise of powers under Section 319 CrPC array such a person as accused and summon him to face the trial.

Mar 21, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH SARTAJ SINGH — Appellant Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER ETC. — Respondent ( Before : Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud and M. R. Shah,…

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(CrPC) – Section 117 – Putting person in fear of accusation of offence, in order to commit extortion – Transfer Petition – Place of inquiry and trial has to be by the Court within whose local jurisdiction – Cause of action as per the averments in the FIR are alleged to have arisen

Mar 14, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH SWAATI NIRKHI AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Ashok Bhushan and Indu Malhotra, JJ.…

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Anticipatory Bail Once Granted Does Not Automatically End With Filing Of Chargesheet,

Mar 8, 2021 sclaw

it is held that the life or duration of an anticipatory bail order does not end normally at the time and stage when the accused is summoned by the court,…

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(CrPC) – Section 311 – The significant expression that occurs is “at any stage of any inquiry or trial or other proceeding under this Code”. It is, however, to be borne in mind that the discretionary power conferred under Section 311 CrPC has to be exercised judiciously, as it is always said “wider the power, greater is the necessity of caution while exercise of judicious discretion.”

Mar 7, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH V.N. PATIL — Appellant Vs. K. NIRANJAN KUMAR AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Indu Malhotra and Ajay Rastogi, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal…

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(CrPC) – Ss 320, 320(2) &320(5) – (IPC) – S 324 – Custodial Death – A case where the accused who were police officers, one of them being in-charge of Station and other Senior Inspector have themselves brutally beaten the deceased, who died the same night – Their offences cannot be compounded by the Court in exercise of Section 320(2) read with sub-section (5).

Feb 21, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH PRAVAT CHANDRA MOHANTY — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF ODISHA AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : Ashok Bhushan and Ajay Rastogi, JJ. )…

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PMLA – Search and seizure – If a statute provides for a thing to be done in a particular manner, then it has to be done in that manner and in no other manner – Authorised Officer is vested with sufficient power; such power is circumscribed by a procedure laid down under the statute – As such the power is to be exercised in that manner alone,

Feb 14, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH OPTO CIRCUIT INDIA LIMITED — Appellant Vs. AXIS BANK AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : S.A. Bobde, CJI., A.S. Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian,…

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(CrPC) – Section 482 – Main allegation was against accused but the prosecutrix married him and had given birth to two children out of that wedlock – In the absence of any allegation against accused – Continuation of proceedings against him is nothing but an abuse of process of law.

Feb 14, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH VISHWAS BHANDARI — Appellant Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : Hemant Gupta and S. Ravindra Bhat, JJ. ) Criminal…

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Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of plaint — Abuse of process — Family arrangement (KBPP) and Conciliation Award — Allegations of undue influence, coercion, misrepresentation, and fabrication — Grounds for challenge were distinct for KBPP and Award — Lower courts erred in rejecting plaint by treating documents as one Conciliation Award and dismissing allegations of fraud due to admitted execution of KBPP — Allegations of coercion need not be limited to life threat and can arise from subservience — Rejection of plaint was erroneous as prima facie cause of action disclosed, suit not vexatious or abuse of process.

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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Section 108, 80, 103, 85 — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Sections 3, 4 — Offences — Abetment to suicide, Dowry death, Murder — Allegations of extra-marital relationship, demand of money/dowry — Deceased died of poisoning/injection — Autopsy findings — Prosecution case not strong at bail stage.

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Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Section 33(1) — Requirement for employer to seek permission before altering service conditions or stopping work of workmen during pendency of dispute — Failure to do so constitutes a breach of the Act.

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Labour Cases

Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Sections 10(1), 12 — Reference of industrial dispute — Apprehended dispute — Appropriate Government’s power to refer — The appropriate Government has the power to refer an industrial dispute for adjudication if it is of the opinion that such dispute exists or is apprehended. The initiation of conciliation proceedings under Section 12 does not statutorily require a prior demand notice to the employer as a pre-condition to approaching the Conciliation Officer. The management’s argument that a prior demand notice is essential, based on certain previous judgments, fails as it ignores the provision for referring an apprehended dispute, which can be invoked to prevent industrial unrest

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