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Category: I P C

I P C

[ Rape & Murder ] “In our considered opinion, merely because extra judicial confession is proved which is a weak type of circumstance, the accused cannot be convicted for the offence of rape and murder. The prosecution has failed to prove other circumstances relied upon by it beyond reasonable doubt.

Nov 5, 2019 sclaw

[ Rape & Murder ] Accused Cannot Be Convicted Merely Because Extra Judicial Confession Is Proved: SC [Read Order] “It is unfortunate that the appellant has remained in jail for…

I P C

Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Sections 326, 452 and 34 – Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons – Enhancement of sentence – -This Court note that under the crime test, seriousness needs to be ascertained. The seriousness of the crime may be ascertained by (i) bodily integrity of the victim; (ii) loss of material support or amenity; (iii) extent of humiliation; and (iv) privacy breach.

Oct 28, 2019 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH — Appellant Vs. UDHAM AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : N.V. Ramana, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Ajay Rastogi, JJ.…

I P C

Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Sections 34, 201, 302, 120B and 364 – Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) – Sections 161 and 313 – Evidence Act, 1872 – Sections 10, 65-B(4) and 106 – Murder – Common intention – Merely observing that it has been proven that A-1 and A-5 were complicit in a conspiracy to murder the deceased is insufficient to conclude the existence of such a conspiracy.

Oct 28, 2019 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH RAJENDER @ RAJESH @ RAJU — Appellant Vs. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) — Respondent ( Before : Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Ajay Rastogi, JJ.…

I P C

Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Sections 376, 499 and 506(2) – Evidence Act, 1872 -intercourse by the accused is proved and the question is whether it was without the consent of the woman alleged to have been raped, and such woman states in her evidence before the Court that she did not consent, the court shall presume that she did not consent Section 114-A – Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) – Section 482 – Rape –

Oct 27, 2019 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH MISS XYZ — Appellant Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : Uday Umesh Lalit, Indu Malhotra and R. Subhash Reddy,…

I P C

Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Sections 34, 417, 418, 420, 422, 120(B), 403, 406, 420 and 506(B) – Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) – Section 482 – Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI) – Section 138 – Though the contract is of civil nature, if there is an element of cheating and fraud it is always open for a party in a contract, to prosecute the other side for the offences alleged. Equally, mere filing of a suit or complaint filed under Section 138 of the N.I. Act, 1881 by itself is no ground to quash the proceedings. Appeal allowed

Oct 19, 2019 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH DR. LAKSHMAN — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : R. Banumathi and R. Subhash Reddy, JJ. )…

I P C

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – Sections 112, 132(1)(c), 133, 134, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 208, 208(3), 209 – Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Sections 5, 279, 304 Part II and 304A IPC -………….we set aside the directions issued by the Gauhati High Court to the States of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh to issue appropriate instructions to their subordinate officers to prosecute offenders in motor vehicle accidents only under the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and not the IPC.

Oct 8, 2019 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH  THE STATE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH — Appellant Vs. RAMCHANDRA RABIDAS @ RATAN RABIDAS AND ANOTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Indu Malhotra and Sanjiv…

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Cr P C

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 223(d) — Persons accused of different offences committed in the course of the same transaction may be charged and tried together — Legislative intent is to prevent multiplicity of proceedings, avoid conflicting judgments, and promote judicial economy while ensuring fairness — Segregation without legally recognized grounds like distinct facts, severable evidence, or demonstrated prejudice, is impermissible.

Sep 16, 2025 sclaw
Anticipatory Bail

Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 420, 463, 465, 467, 468, 471, 474 read with Section 34 — Offences relating to cheating and forgery — Anticipatory bail — Rejection challenged — Appellants, public servants at the time, accused of certifying mutation entries based on forged documents — High Court rejected anticipatory bail — Supreme Court affirmed the High Court’s decision

Sep 16, 2025 sclaw
Constitution

Waqf Act, 1995 (as amended) — Challenge to constitutional validity of amendments — Petitioners contended that amendments are ultra vires the Constitution, violating fundamental rights including Articles 14, 15, 19, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30 and 300A. Respondents argued for legislative competence and presumption of validity of enactments. Court emphasized that statutes should only be declared unconstitutional if there is a clear, glaring, and undeniable violation of constitutional principles or fundamental rights, or if manifestly arbitrary, and that courts must strive to uphold legislative validity.

Sep 16, 2025 sclaw
Consumer

Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Section 25 — Enforcement of orders — Pre-2002 amendment and post-2019 Act, all orders could be enforced as decrees. The period between 15.03.2003 to 20.07.2020 saw an anomaly where only interim orders (and monetary recovery) were clearly enforceable under Section 25, leaving final non-monetary orders in a gap. Interpretation of Statutes — Casus omissus — Court can fill gaps in legislation using interpretative tools like purposive construction when literal interpretation leads to absurdity or defeats the object of the Act, especially for remedial legislation like the Consumer Act.

Sep 2, 2025 sclaw