Offences Relating to Documents

Supreme Court clarifies Magistrate’s power to order further investigation after discharging the accused in Criminal Cases: Bikash Ranjan Rout vs. State (2019) INSC 341 (16 April 2019)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Magistrate’s Power to Order Further Investigation After Discharge Date of the Judgment: 16 April 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 341 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., M. R. Shah, J. Can a Magistrate order further investigation after discharging an accused? This question was recently addressed by the Supreme Court of India in a case […]

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Supreme Court overturns High Court’s quashing of criminal proceedings in property fraud case: Sau Saraswatibai vs. Lalitabai & Ors. (22 January 2019)

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Supreme Court overturns High Court’s quashing of criminal proceedings in property fraud case: Sau Saraswatibai vs. Lalitabai & Ors. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can quash criminal proceedings, including a final police report, under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) after the investigating officer has submitted a final report concluding

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Supreme Court clarifies forgery under Section 465 IPC: Sheila Sebastian vs. R. Jawaharaj (2018)

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Supreme Court clarifies forgery under Section 465 IPC: Sheila Sebastian vs. R. Jawaharaj (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person who is not the maker of a forged document can be held liable for forgery under Section 465 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Sheila Sebastian vs. R. Jawaharaj &

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order Quashing Summons in Land Fraud Case: Prabhu Dutt Tiwari vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2017)

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LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of Magistrate’s powers at the summoning stage in a criminal case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Prabhu Dutt Tiwari vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. [Judgment Date]: December 7, 2017 Introduction Date of the Judgment: December 7, 2017 Citation: 2017 INSC 1045 Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph and

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Supreme Court Upholds FIR in Land Fraud Case: Parbatbhai Ahir vs. State of Gujarat (2017)

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Can a settlement between parties nullify serious criminal charges like forgery and extortion? The Supreme Court of India addressed this crucial question in Parbatbhai Ahir @ Parbatbhai Bhimsinhbhai Karmur and Ors. v. State of Gujarat and Anr. This case highlights the limits of quashing criminal proceedings, especially when they involve significant societal implications beyond a

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Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Document Examination in Lilavati Hospital Trust Case (2008)

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Introduction Date of the Judgment: 18th February 2008 Citation: Appeal (crl.) 330 of 2008 Judges: Altamas Kabir, J. and Lokeshwar Singh Panta, J. The Supreme Court addressed the extent to which documents could be examined in a case involving allegations of forgery within the Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust. The core issue revolved around whether

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