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Since accused is a woman & on bail for a long time, it is no ground by itself to show leniency – Sentence under Section 333, 353 and 451 of IPC to be alter to fine – Appeal partly allowed
(2023) INSC 667 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH RAZIA KHAN — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF M.P. — Respondent ( Before : Abhay S. Oka and Sanjay Karol, JJ.…
A petty incident which took place in their office should have been resolved by the parties on that day itself, instead of stretching it so far – Chargesheet quashed – Appeal allowed.
(2023) INSC 668 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH SUNIL KUMAR — Appellant Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : Sanjiv Khanna and Bela M. Trivedi,…
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – Section 13(1)(e), 13(2) and 19(3) – Once the cognizance was taken by the Special Judge and the charge was framed against the accused, the trial could neither have been stayed nor scuttled in the midst of it in view of Section 19(3) of Act – Order of discharge is set-aside – Appeal allowed.
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH STATE OF KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA POLICE — Appellant Vs. S. SUBBEGOWDA — Respondent ( Before : Aniruddha Bose and Bela M. Trivedi, JJ. ) Criminal…
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Sections 366, 376, 376(2)(g), 342, 506 and 34 – Rape – Acquittal – Clothes of prosecutrix handed over to the police were having stains of semen, however, no scientific evidence was produced to link the same with the accused – Conviction and sentence set aside – Appeal allowed
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH AVTAR SINGH AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB — Respondent ( Before : Hima Kohli and Rajesh Bindal, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal…
Government of Kerala covering Medical institutions which included nursing homes, diagnostic centres and pathological laboratories employing 20 or more persons were brought under the ambit of the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 – High Court rightly held that the provisions of Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 will be applicable to the respondent establishment w.e.f. 06.09.2007 and not from 22.11.2002.
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH E.S.I. CORPORATION, REP. BY THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR — Appellant Vs. M/S. ENDOCRINOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY LAB — Respondent ( Before : Hima Kohli and Rajesh…
Only determinations which are fundamental would result in the application of the doctrine of res judicata – Any determination, despite being deliberate or formal, cannot give rise to application of the doctrine of res judicata if they are not fundamental in nature – Term ‘resumption’ not be conflated with the term ‘acquisition’ as employed within the meaning of Article 300A of the Constitution so as to create a right to compensation.
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH YADAIAH AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. STATE OF TELANGANA AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Surya Kant and J.K Maheshwari, JJ. ) Civil…
Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 – Section 15 – Rajasthan Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1986 – Rules 4(10) and 7(3) – When a decision is taken by a competent authority in public interest by evolving a better process such as auction, a right, if any, to an applicant seeking lease over a Government land evaporates on its own – An applicant cannot have an exclusive right in seeking a grant of license of a mineral unless facilitated accordingly by a statute
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. SHARWAN KUMAR KUMAWAT ETC. ETC — Respondent ( Before : A.S Bopanna and M.M Sundresh,…
Weapon used in the crime is a stick which was lying in the house, and which, by no means, can be called a deadly weapon – Possibility of accused causing the death of the deceased while being deprived of the power of self-control, due to the provocation on account of the deceased not agreeing to pay Rs.500/- to daughter, cannot be ruled out – Sentence already undergone would serve the ends of justice – Appeal allowed.
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH NIRMALA DEVI — Appellant Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH — Respondent ( Before : B.R. Gavai and J.B. Pardiwala, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal No.…
Anticipatory bail – Cruelty to wife – Once the chargesheet was filed and there was no impediment, at least on the part of the accused, the court having regard to the nature of the offences, the allegations and the maximum sentence of the offences they were likely to carry, ought to have granted the bail as a matter of course –
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH MD. ASFAK ALAM — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : S. Ravindra Bhat and Aravind Kumar, JJ.…
Practice of ‘ta khubzul badlain’ in Bihar recognises that a duly executed sale deed will not operate as a transfer in praesenti but postpones the actual transfer of title, from the time of execution and registration of the deed, to the time of exchange of equivalents, that is, registration receipt and the sale consideration, if the intention of the parties was that title would pass only on payment of entire sale consideration
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH YOGENDRA PRASAD SINGH (DEAD) THROUGH LRS — Appellant Vs. RAM BACHAN DEVI AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Abhay S. Oka and Rajesh…