Sections 498-A, 306, 107 of IPC - Dowry Harassment & Abetment of Suicide – Acquittal of accused upheld – Revisional jurisdiction limited; no perversity found.
Dowry Harassment & Abetment of Suicide – Sections 498A & 306 IPC – Acquittal Upheld – Petitioner/father of deceased challenged trial court’s acquittal of accused husband – Alleged crue...
MCOCA Ss.3, 4 & 21(4) – bail plea citing 6+ yrs custody, family hardship, and trial delay – petitioner convicted in witness murder & linked to Tillu gang organised crimes – statutory twin test not met – Art.21 delay plea rejected – bail dismissed
Bail under MCOCA – Section 21(4) – Twin Conditions – Bail Denied – Applicant in custody ...
Criminal Law - Appeal against Acquittal – Offences under Sections 336, 427, 447, 506 IPC and Section 3(v) SC/ST Act – Acquittal Affirmed – State challenged acquittal of accused for allegedly damaging construction, pelting stones, and hurling caste-based abuses – Trial Court held land was jointly owned, exclusive possession not proved, civil dispute pending, and prosecution ...
Bail in PMLA Case – Twin Conditions under Section 45 – Rigorous Standard Reiterated – Petition for bail under Section 439 CrPC in context of alleged laundering of ₹2.83 crores under PMLA – Held: Bail in PMLA cases governed by twin conditions under Section 45 – Court must be satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the accused is not guilty and ...
Criminal Law – Murder - Section 302, 34 IPC - Circumstantial evidence – Extra-judicial confession in police station inadmissible – Section 27 recovery from “simultaneous disclosures” unsafe – Mere presence of body in accused’s house does not by itself trigger Section 106 presumption – Motive not proved – Parity with acquitted co-accused charged...
Criminal Law - Prevention of Corruption Act – Procurement Fraud – Quash Petition – Allegations that petitioner (Assistant Executive Engineer, TWAD Board) colluded with Executive Engineers and private parties (fictitious firms) in procurement of HDPE materials under forged tender documents – Petitioner contended departmental charges on same facts dropped in 2007; co-accused ...
Criminal Law – Withdrawal of prosecution – Section 321 CrPC – Application moved in National Lok Adalat without hearing victim and without independent application of mind – Public Prosecutor acted mechanically on government order – Court consented without scrutiny – Orders illegal and irregular – Quashed – Trial restored [Paras 8–13, 28&nd...
Legality And Propriety Of Two Suo Motu Orders - Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act – Externment Order – Lack of Jurisdiction and Procedural Safeguards – Externment order passed suo motu by Sessions Judge under Section 10 of the SC/ST Act against the PSO and others without police report or material indicating the area as a Scheduled/Tribal Area – Held: The externment ...
Quick Capsule – Essential Commodities Act – Wheat hoarding – Recovery from shop doubtful, seizure memo silent on place, no independent witnesses – Defence evidence of farmers storing wheat outside shop credible – Presumption under Section 10-C rebutted – Conviction set aside – Appeal allowed [Paras 14–28].
ECA – Licensing restriction –...
Voluntarily causing hurt – Assault on Village Revenue Officer – Conviction under Section 323 IPC upheld – Sentence of 3 months RI modified to fine only considering lapse of 16 years, no antecedents, and proportionality in sentencing – Revision partly allowed [Paras 15–26].
Criminal Law – Section 323 IPC – Assault on public servant – Accused slappe...