Indian Penal Code, 1860

Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal for Forged Certificate: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. vs. Rajendra D. Harmalkar (21 April 2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal for Forged Certificate: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. vs. Rajendra D. Harmalkar (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in interfering with the disciplinary authority’s decision to dismiss an employee for submitting a forged educational certificate. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Disciplinary Proceedings Case Name: M/s Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. vs. Shri […]

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Supreme Court Upholds Cognizance of Offence Under Atrocities Act Despite Political Rivalry: Ramveer Upadhyay vs. State of U.P. (20 April 2022)

/ A.S. Bopanna, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 200, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 202, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Indira Banerjee, Judges, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 with Section 14

Supreme Court Upholds Cognizance of Offence Under Atrocities Act Despite Political Rivalry: Ramveer Upadhyay vs. State of U.P. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Special Court under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, has exclusive jurisdiction to take cognizance of offences under the Act, or if a Magistrate can also take

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Insufficient Circumstantial Evidence: Venkatesh vs. State of Karnataka (2022)

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Insufficient Circumstantial Evidence: Venkatesh vs. State of Karnataka (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution established a complete chain of circumstantial evidence to prove the guilt of the accused beyond a reasonable doubt in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Venkatesh @ Chandra & Anr.

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in Child Rape and Murder Case: Mohd. Firoz vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2022)

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in Child Rape and Murder Case: Mohd. Firoz vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the circumstantial evidence presented by the prosecution was sufficient to prove the guilt of the accused beyond a reasonable doubt in a case of child rape and murder, and whether the death penalty

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Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Lakhimpur Kheri Violence Case: Jagjeet Singh & Ors vs. Ashish Mishra @ Monu & Anr (2022)

/ Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 2(wa), Hima Kohli, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 307, Judges, N.V. Ramana, Offences Against Human Body, Surya Kant

Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Lakhimpur Kheri Violence Case: Jagjeet Singh & Ors vs. Ashish Mishra @ Monu & Anr (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a victim has the right to be heard at the stage of adjudication of a bail application of an accused and whether the High Court overlooked relevant considerations while granting bail.

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Supreme Court Orders Release of Convict Found to be Juvenile: Sanjay Patel vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2022)

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Supreme Court Orders Release of Convict Found to be Juvenile: Sanjay Patel vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of juvenility of a convict after final disposal of the case. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Sanjay Patel & Anr. vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh. [Judgment Date]: April 13, 2022 Date of the

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Supreme Court Grants Bail in POCSO Case Citing Short Sentence: Jeetu Khatik vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2022)

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Supreme Court Grants Bail in POCSO Case Citing Short Sentence: Jeetu Khatik vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a convict should be granted bail during the pendency of appeal, especially when the maximum sentence awarded is of three years. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, specifically cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences

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Supreme Court modifies sentence for Section 504 IPC offense: Kunti Kumari vs. State of Jharkhand (2022)

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Supreme Court modifies sentence for Section 504 IPC offense: Kunti Kumari vs. State of Jharkhand (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the benefit of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 can be extended to a person convicted under Section 504 of the Indian Penal Code. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Kunti Kumari vs. The State of

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Supreme Court Upholds Sentence for Attempt to Murder, Criticizes High Court’s Lenient Approach: State of Rajasthan vs. Banwari Lal (2022)

/ B.V. Nagarathna, Criminal Law, Criminal Sentencing, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 307, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 324, Judges, Judicial Review, M.R. Shah, Offences Against Human Body

Supreme Court Upholds Sentence for Attempt to Murder, Criticizes High Court’s Lenient Approach: State of Rajasthan vs. Banwari Lal (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: The appropriate sentencing for the offense of attempt to murder under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), and the extent to which appellate courts can interfere with the trial court’s

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Dowry Death Case: Sarepalli Sreenivas vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Dowry Death Case: Sarepalli Sreenivas vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2022) Date of the Judgment: April 06, 2022 The Supreme Court of India, in this case, addressed a critical issue of dowry death and the culpability of the husband and his family members. Can a death be classified as dowry

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal for Suppressing Criminal Case Information: Union of India vs. Dilip Kumar Mallick (2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal for Suppressing Criminal Case Information: Union of India vs. Dilip Kumar Mallick (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether suppression of information about a pending criminal case during employment verification justifies dismissal from service. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Union of India & Ors. vs. Dilip Kumar Mallick [Judgment Date]: April 5, 2022

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Supreme Court Grants Probation in Theft Case: Som Dutt & Ors. vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (2022)

/ Bela M. Trivedi, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 360, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 361, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 34, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 379, Judges, Offences Against Property, Sanjiv Khanna

Supreme Court Grants Probation in Theft Case: Som Dutt & Ors. vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the appellants should be released on probation under the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 after being convicted for theft under Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Som Dutt

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