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Category: Cr P C

Bail Granted Cr P C

Though under Section 319(4)(b)Cr.P.C. the accused subsequently impleaded is to be treated as if he had been an accused when the Court initially took cognizance of the offence, the degree of satisfaction that will be required for summoning a person under Section 319Cr.P.C. would be the same as for  framing a charge.

Feb 3, 2019 sclaw

Supreme Court of India Hardeep Singh vs State Of Punjab & Ors on 10 January, 1947 Author: . B Chauhan Bench: P Sathasivam, B.S. Chauhan, Ranjana Prakash Desai, Ranjan Gogoi,…

Cr P C

During pendency of appeal bail allowed in the year 2006–The incident is 30 years old and after being released in 2006 on bail, it will not be proper to send the accused back to jail, more particularly, because nothing has been stated against him regarding his indulgence in any criminal activity–Sentence reduced to already undergone–Penal Code, 1860, Section 326. 

Jan 26, 2019 sclaw

2009(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 282 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Tarun Chatterjee The Hon’ble Mr. Justice  V.S.Sirpurkar Criminal Appeal No.1833 of 2008 (Arising out…

Cr P C

Summoning of Additional Accused—Court cannot mechanically issue process under Section 319Cr.P.C. whenever in a statement recorded before the Court, name of any person is taken Summoning of Additional Accused—Mere mention of name of appellant for first time in court without any substantive evidence does not justify allowing of application u/s 319 Cr.P.C

Jan 23, 2019 sclaw

2018(4) Law Herald (SC) 3117 : 2018 LawHerald.Org 1853 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ashok Bhushan Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay…

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Penal Code, 1860 — Section 498A — Cruelty by husband or relatives of husband — Allegations in FIR were vague, general, and filed one year after admitted separation of the parties — No specific instances of cruelty were mentioned — Criminal proceedings are liable to be quashed. Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — Court can quash FIR if allegations, taken at face value, do not constitute any offence — Vague and general allegations of marital discord, without specific instances, do not prima facie constitute an offence under Section 498A IPC.

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Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 376(2), 450 — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 4 — Sexual assault on a minor — Evidence of prosecutrix — Conviction can be based solely on the prosecutrix’s testimony if it inspires confidence — Corroboration of testimony of prosecutrix is not a requirement of law, but a guidance of prudence — Minor contractions or small discrepancies should not be a ground for throwing out the evidence of the prosecutrix.

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