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Category: I P C

I P C

Weakness in defence cannot become strength of prosecution, “An accused is not required to establish or prove his defence beyond all reasonable doubt, unlike the prosecution. If the accused takes a defence, which is not improbable and appears likely, there is material in support of such defence, the accused is not required to prove anything further. ” Supreme Court

Aug 9, 2019 sclaw

Weakness in defence cannot become strength of prosecution,  “An accused is not required to establish or prove his defence beyond all reasonable doubt, unlike the prosecution. If the accused takes a defence, which…

I P C

Dowry Death—Causing disappearance of Evidence—Acquittal—Appellants were acquitted u/ s 304-B IPC but were convicted u/s 201 IPC-Conviction u/s 201IPC could not be made merely on an assumption that the cremation of the body of deceased was not possible without the active connivance of the Appellants—Appellants held entitled to benefit of doubt-­ Appellants acquitted under 201 IPC also.

Jul 14, 2019 sclaw

2019(2) Law Herald (SC) 1742 : 2019 LawHerald.Org 1021 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon*ble Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao Hon’ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah Criminal Appeal No.…

I P C

Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.304 Part-II–Culpable Homicide not amounting to Murder-Essential Ingredients-In order to bring the case within Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC, the following conditions enumerated therein must be satisfied: (i) The act must be committed without premeditation in a sudden fight in the heat of passion; (ii) upon a sudden quarrel; (iii) without the offender’s having taken undue advantage; and (iv) the accused had not acted in a cruel or unusual manner.

Jun 28, 2019 sclaw

2019(2) Law Herald (SC) 1487 : 2019 LawHerald.Org 948 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hontde Mrs. Justice R. Banumathi Honble Mr. Justice R. Subhash Reddy Criminal Appeal No.…

I P C

Rape—False promise to marry—If it is established and proved that from very beginning the accused who gave the promise to the prosecutrix to marry, did not have any intention to marry and the prosecutrix gave the consent for sexual intercourse on such an assurance by the accused that he would marry her; such a consent by the prosecutrix would not be an excuse for the offender Rape—False promise to marry—Merely because the accused had married with another lady and/or even the prosecutrix has subsequently married, is no ground not to convict the accused

May 19, 2019 sclaw

2019(2) Law Herald (SC) 1097 : 2019 LawHerald.Org 825 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao Hon’ble Mr. Justice M. R. Shah Criminal Appeal…

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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