Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 353

Supreme Court Quashes SC/ST Act Charges: Insult Must Be in Public View (2025 INSC 132)

/ Augustine George Masih, B.R. Gavai, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 294(b), Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 353, Judges, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 with Section 3(1)(r), Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 with Section 3(1)(s)

LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an offense under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 is made out when the alleged insult or abuse occurs within the confines of an office and not in public view. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act Case Name: Karuppudayar vs. […]

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Supreme Court quashes charges under Sections 353 and 186 IPC due to procedural lapses: B.N. John vs. State of U.P. (2025) INSC 4 (02 January 2025)

/ B. V. Nagarathna, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 155, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 195, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 186, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 353, Judges, Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh, Offences against Public Tranquility

Date of the Judgment: 02 January 2025 Citation: (2025) INSC 4 Judges: B. V. Nagarathna J., Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh J. Can a criminal case be initiated without following the mandatory legal procedures? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this crucial question in a case concerning charges under Sections 353 and 186 of the Indian

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Quashing of FIR Against Police Inspector in Assault Case: Ram Kishan vs. State of Rajasthan (2021)

/ Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 with Section 173, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 with Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 332, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 353, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, S.A. Bobde, Vineet Saran

Supreme Court Sets Aside Quashing of FIR Against Police Inspector in Assault Case: Ram Kishan vs. State of Rajasthan (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a First Information Report (FIR) can be quashed based on the delay in registering a counter-FIR and without considering the injury report of the complainant. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Assault and

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