Cognizance of Offence

Supreme Court Dismisses Criminal Appeals Against Cardinal in Church Property Case

/ Bela M. Trivedi, Code of Criminal Procedure, Code of Criminal Procedure with Section 482, Cognizance of Offence, Dinesh Maheshwari, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 423, Judges, Maintainability of Second Complaint, Offences Relating to Criminal Breach of Trust, Offences Relating to Criminal Conspiracy

Supreme Court Dismisses Criminal Appeals Against Cardinal in Church Property Case LEGAL ISSUE: Maintainability of criminal complaints against a religious head for alleged fraudulent sale of church properties. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Cardinal Mar George Alencherry vs. State of Kerala & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 17 March 2023 Date of the Judgment: 17 March 2023 […]

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Supreme Court Upholds Summons Against Cardinal in Church Property Case: Cardinal Mar George Alencherry vs. State of Kerala (2023) INSC 250

/ Bela M. Trivedi, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 203, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 482, Cognizance of Offence, Dinesh Maheshwari, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 120B, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 406, Judges, Offences Relating to Property

Supreme Court Upholds Summons Against Cardinal in Church Property Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a second criminal complaint is maintainable on the same facts after a previous complaint was dismissed. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Cardinal Mar George Alencherry vs. State of Kerala & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 17 March 2023 Date of the Judgment: 17 March

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Supreme Court clarifies power of Magistrate to summon additional accused: Nahar Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2022) INSC 177 (16 March 2022)

/ Aniruddha Bose, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 164, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 190, Cognizance of Offence, Judges, Vineet Saran

Supreme Court Clarifies Magistrate’s Power to Summon Additional Accused in Criminal Cases LEGAL ISSUE: Can a Magistrate summon a person as an accused, who is not named in the police report or in column 2 of the charge sheet, based on other evidence? CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Nahar Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh

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Supreme Court quashes proceedings against nominee under Prevention of Food Adulteration Act: Hari Shankar Aggarwal vs. State of Rajasthan (2021) INSC 123 (10 March 2021)

/ Ashok Bhushan, Cognizance of Offence, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Food Adulteration, Hemant Gupta, Judges, Local Health Authority, Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 with Section 17, S. Abdul Nazeer

Supreme Court quashes proceedings against nominee under Prevention of Food Adulteration Act: Hari Shankar Aggarwal vs. State of Rajasthan (2021) INSC 123 (10 March 2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person can be prosecuted under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, solely based on information from the Commercial Tax Department, when the Local Health Authority

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Supreme Court Clarifies Cognizance of Offences under MMDR Act and IPC: Jayant vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2020)

/ Ashok Bhushan, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 156(3), Cognizance of Offence, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 379, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 414, Judges, M.R. Shah, Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 with Section 22, Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 with Section 23A, Offences Against Property

Supreme Court Clarifies Cognizance of Offences under MMDR Act and IPC: Jayant vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2020) Can a Magistrate order the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) for offences under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR Act) and the Indian Penal Code (IPC) when the same violations have

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