Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 Archives

Supreme Court Dismisses Perjury Application in Property Dispute: Deepak Chandrakant Jhaveri & Ors. vs. Johnson Dye Works Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. (2020)

Supreme Court Dismisses Perjury Application in Property Dispute: Deepak Chandrakant Jhaveri & Ors. vs. Johnson Dye Works Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether criminal proceedings should be initiated for giving false evidence before the Court. CASE TYPE: Civil (Property Dispute, Criminal Procedure) Case Name: Deepak Chandrakant Jhaveri & Ors. vs. Johnson Dye Works […]

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Supreme Court Upholds Bail, Rejects Cancellation Based on Vague Allegations: Myakala Dharmarajam vs. State of Telangana (2020)

January 7, 2020 / Bail, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 with Section 439, Hemant Gupta, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Offences Against Human Body

Supreme Court Upholds Bail, Rejects Cancellation Based on Vague Allegations: Myakala Dharmarajam vs. State of Telangana (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether bail granted by a Sessions Court can be cancelled by the High Court based on vague allegations of witness tampering and without a finding of perversity in the Sessions Court’s order. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law

Supreme Court Upholds Bail, Rejects Cancellation Based on Vague Allegations: Myakala Dharmarajam vs. State of Telangana (2020) Read Post »

Supreme Court Orders Retrial in S.N. Gupta Murder Case: State of NCT of Delhi vs. Shiv Charan Bansal (2019)

December 5, 2019 / Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 with Section 227, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 with Section 391, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 120B, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Indu Malhotra, Judges, Offences Against Human Body, R. Subhash Reddy

Supreme Court Orders Retrial in S.N. Gupta Murder Case: State of NCT of Delhi vs. Shiv Charan Bansal (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether there was sufficient evidence to frame charges of criminal conspiracy and murder against the accused. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: State of NCT of Delhi vs. Shiv Charan Bansal & Ors. Judgment Date:

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Supreme Court clarifies High Court’s powers under Section 482 CrPC: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Man Singh (2019)

November 4, 2019 / Aniruddha Bose, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 with Section 362, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 with Section 482, Deepak Gupta, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 419, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 468, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 471, Judges, Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 with Section 4

Supreme Court on High Court’s Power to Alter Sentences: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Man Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Can a High Court use its inherent powers under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) to alter a sentence it previously passed? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: State of Madhya Pradesh

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Supreme Court Upholds Company’s Right to Recover Property from Ex-Director: Hooghly Mills Company Ltd. vs. State of West Bengal (2019)

October 17, 2019 / Ajay Rastogi, Companies Act, 1956, Companies Act, 1956 with Section 630, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 with Section 482, Inherent Powers of High Court, Judges, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Specific Relief Act, 1963, Specific Relief Act, 1963 with Section 41, Wrongful Withholding of Property

Supreme Court Upholds Company’s Right to Recover Property from Ex-Director: Hooghly Mills Company Ltd. vs. State of West Bengal (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a company can recover property from a former director under Section 630 of the Companies Act, 1956, even if a civil suit regarding the same property is pending. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case

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Supreme Court overturns High Court’s decision on Foreign Contribution case: Central Bureau of Investigation vs. Arvind Khanna (2019)

October 17, 2019 / Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976, Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, Judges, R. Banumathi, R. Subhash Reddy

Supreme Court quashes High Court order in Foreign Contribution case: CBI vs. Arvind Khanna (2019) Date of the Judgment: 17 October 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 1174 Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and R. Subhash Reddy, J. Can a High Court quash a criminal case based on disputed facts before a trial? The Supreme Court addressed this

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Supreme Court Upholds Criminal Proceedings in Property Dispute Case: Chilakamarthi Venkateswarlu vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2019)

July 31, 2019 / Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 with Section 482, Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 307, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 323, Indira Banerjee, Judges, Offences Against Human Body

Supreme Court Upholds Criminal Proceedings in Property Dispute Case: Chilakamarthi Venkateswarlu vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in refusing to quash criminal proceedings in a case where civil disputes were also pending between the parties. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Chilakamarthi Venkateswarlu & Anr. vs. State of

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail Orders Due to Lack of Reasoning: Mauji Ram vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (29 July 2019)

July 29, 2019 / Abhay Manohar Sapre, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 with Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Indu Malhotra, Judges, Offences Against Human Body

Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail Orders Due to Lack of Reasoning: Mauji Ram vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in granting bail without assigning any reasons. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Mauji Ram vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. Judgment Date: 29 July 2019 Date of

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Supreme Court Partially Allows Appeal, Restores Criminal Petitions: S. Ramesh & Ors. vs. State (2019)

April 2, 2019 / Abhay Manohar Sapre, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 with Section 482, Dinesh Maheshwari, Inherent Powers of High Court, Judges

Supreme Court Partially Allows Appeal, Restores Criminal Petitions: S. Ramesh & Ors. vs. State (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in dismissing criminal original petitions after recalling its earlier order. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: S. Ramesh & Ors. vs. State Rep. by Inspector of Police & Ors. Judgment Date: April 02,

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Supreme Court Upholds Complaint Against Police Officer: Devendra Prasad Singh vs. State of Bihar (2019)

April 2, 2019 / Abhay Manohar Sapre, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 with Section 197, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 with Section 482, Dinesh Maheshwari, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Judges, Offences Against Human Body, Offences Against Property

Supreme Court Upholds Complaint Against Police Officer: Devendra Prasad Singh vs. State of Bihar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a prior sanction is required under Section 197 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 to prosecute a police officer for offences allegedly committed not in the course of his official duties. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name:

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Supreme Court Remands Electricity Theft Case for Review Under Section 152 of Electricity Act: Mukesh Chand vs. State (NCT) of Delhi (2019)

March 12, 2019 / Abhay Manohar Sapre, Compounding of Offences, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 with Section 482, Dinesh Maheshwari, Electricity Act, 2003, Electricity Act, 2003 with Section 135, Electricity Act, 2003 with Section 152, Judges

Supreme Court Remands Electricity Theft Case for Review Under Section 152 of Electricity Act: Mukesh Chand vs. State (NCT) of Delhi (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a settlement in Lok Adalat for electricity theft can bypass the requirements of Section 152 of the Electricity Act, 2003 regarding compounding of offences. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Electricity Law

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Supreme Court overturns discharge of police officers in corruption case: State of Tamil Nadu vs J. Doraiswamy (2019)

March 7, 2019 / Abhay Manohar Sapre, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 with Section 227, Dinesh Maheshwari, Judges, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 with Section 13(1)(d), Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 with Section 7, Revisional Jurisdiction

Supreme Court overturns discharge of police officers in corruption case: State of Tamil Nadu vs J. Doraiswamy (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in upholding the discharge of the accused under Section 227 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973. CASE TYPE: Criminal, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Case Name: State Represented by

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