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Rape with minor child—Child aged 71/z years was raped and murdered– Accused was not a previous convict or a professional killer—He was 19 years of age—His jail conduct also good—Death Sentence commuted to life sentence

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2019(1) Law Herald (SC) 720 : 2019 LawHerald.Org 7O4 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Abdul Nazeer Hon’ble Mr. Justice…

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Murder—Plea of Insanity—Onus is upon the defence to produce the evidence to make out the case to get it covered under the provisions of S. 84 I P C

Apr 4, 2019 sclaw

2019(1) Law Herald (SC) 671 : 2019 LawHerald.Org 616 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Abdul Nazeer Criminal Appeal Nos.…

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Culpable Homicide not amounting to murder—Deceased (husband) provoked the accused (wife) by calling her and her daughters ‘prostitute’—Said conduct of deceased deprived accused of power of self control—Deceased to be convicted u/s 304-1IPC and not underS.302 IPC

Apr 4, 2019 sclaw

2019(1) Law Herald (SC) 659 : 2019 LawHerald.Org 615 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar Hon’ble Mrs. Justice Dinesh Maheshwari Criminal Appeal No…

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Murder–An attack with a deadly weapon on the vital part of the body and that proved to be a fatal blow–Exception 4 to Section 300 has no application. Murder–Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC applies in the absence of any premeditation.

Mar 31, 2019 sclaw

2009(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 597 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dr. Arijit Pasayat The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Asok Kuamr Ganguly Criminal Appeal No. of…

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–The appellants herein have been convicted and sentenced for the offences punishable under Sections 365 and 352 of the Indian Penal Code–HELD –On going through the evidence of PW1 in its entirety, we concur with the opinion rendered by the courts below that her evidence appears to be natural, consistent, probable and reliable. Her evidence remains unimpeached on material particulars. PW1 has given the details of the incident in question and we do not find any major contradiction in her evidence so as to disbelieve her testimony.

Mar 31, 2019 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH RAJAGOPAL AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU — Respondent ( Before : N.V. Ramana, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Indira Banerjee,…

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Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Sections 141, 147, 149 and 302 – Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) – Section 157 – Mere presence in an unlawful assembly cannot render a person liable unless there was a common object, being one of those set out in Section 141 I.P.C

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SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH AMRIKA BAI — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF CHHATTISGARH — Respondent ( Before : N.V. Ramana, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Indira Banerjee, JJ.…

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Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Sections 170, 395 and 412 – Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) – Section 313 – Dacoity –While maintaining the conviction, the impugned judgment and order passed by the High Court by which the accused are sentenced to undergo seven years R.I. is hereby modified and both the accused are sentenced to undergo five years R.I. for the offences for which they are convicted – Appeals partly allowed.

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SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH JAHANGIR HUSSAIN AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL — Respondent ( Before : L. Nageswara Rao and M.R. Shah, JJ. )…

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Abetment to Suicide—Proximity of Time—Conviction is not sustainable on the allegation of harassment without there being any positive action proximate to the time of occurrence on the part of the accused, which led or compelled the person to commit suicide.

Mar 27, 2019 sclaw

2019(1) Law Herald (SC) 316 : 2019 LawHerald.Org 521 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice L. Nageshwara Rao Hon’ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah Criminal Appeal No.…

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Murder—Rape of girl aged 8 years—No finding recorded by courts below to the effect that there is no possibility of reformation of appellant-Death sentence converted into imprisonment for life.

Mar 25, 2019 sclaw

2019(1) Law Herald (SC) 252 : 2019 LawHerald.Org 507 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.A. Bobde Hon’ble Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao Hon’ble Mr. Justice…

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Murder—Acid Attack—Accused poured acid on face of deceased—In circumstances of case intention seems to severely injure or disfigure the deceased—Death sentence converted into life sentence.

Mar 25, 2019 sclaw

2019(1) Law Herald (SC) 248 : 2019 LawHerald.Org 506 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.A. Bobde Hon’ble Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao Hon’ble Mr. Justice…

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Anticipatory Bail Cr P C

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Anticipatory Bail — Power of Court to Direct Surrender — When an anticipatory bail application is rejected, the court does not have the jurisdiction to direct the petitioner to surrender — The rejection of anticipatory bail means that an application for pre-arrest bail has been denied, and the subsequent steps regarding arrest and regular bail should follow the normal procedure as per law.

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Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) — Sections 7, 3(10), 5(7), 5(8) — Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) — Admission of petition — Appeal against NCLAT order setting aside NCLT order and directing admission of Section 7 petition — Held, IBC is not a debt recovery legislation but for reorganisation and insolvency resolution — Initiation of CIRP as a substitute for execution of a civil court decree is an abuse of process.

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Arbitration

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 9 — Petition under Section 9 at post-award stage by unsuccessful party — Maintainability — Bombay, Delhi, Madras and Karnataka High Courts held such petitions not maintainable — Telangana, Gujarat and Punjab & Haryana High Courts held such petitions maintainable — Supreme Court held that any party to an arbitration agreement, including an unsuccessful party, can invoke Section 9 at the post-award stage, overruling the former judgments.

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C P C Rent

Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of pleadings — Permissibility while considering grant of leave to amend a plaint — Court can examine the merits/demerits of the case — Landlord filed suit for eviction based on bonafide need and other grounds — During appeal, landlord died — Legal heirs sought to amend plaint to incorporate their bonafide need, including that of appellant’s wife and son — Trial Court dismissed the suit — Appellate Bench allowed amendment, directing issue of bonafide requirement to be sent back to Trial Court for evidence — High Court, in writ petition, set aside amendment allowing fresh suit — Supreme Court held that High Court erred in interfering with the discretion of Appellate Bench under Article 227, as amendment was permissible.

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