Regular Bail – Sections 4, 6, 8, and 12 of the POCSO Act - Sections 137(2) and 126(2) of the BNS - Allegation of Sexual Assault – Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act – Bail Rejected – The applicant sought regular bail under Section 439 of CrPC in connection with offences under POCSO Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita alleging unnatural carnal intercourse with...
Criminal Law - Suspension of Conviction – Disqualification under Companies Act – Application Dismissed – The appellant was convicted under Sections 120B, 420, and 471 IPC for misrepresentations made before government authorities to secure coal block allocation – He sought stay of conviction to avoid disqualification under Section 196(3)(d) of the Companies Act, 2013 –...
Criminal Law - NDPS – Superdari of Vehicle – Release Ordered – Long Pendency and Vehicle Devaluation Considered – The petitioner sought release of his vehicle (Innova car) on superdari, which had been seized in connection with an NDPS case where 2.6 kg of opium was recovered – Though petitioner was found in the vehicle, trial was pending and vehicle had remained in cu...
Criminal Law - Criminal Appeal against conviction under Section 302 IPC by A1 and under Section 302 r/w 34 IPC and 342 IPC by A2 – Appellants challenged their conviction and sentence arising out of a fatal incident stemming from a quarrel over Rs.400 – Held: The act of A1 did not amount to murder but culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC; convic...
Criminal Law - Regular Bail – Money Laundering – Section 3 & 4 of the PMLA – Bail Application Rejected - The applicant, a senior journalist, sought bail in an ECIR based on two FIRs alleging extortion and cheating totaling Rs. 68.68 lakhs – The Enforcement Directorate (ED) alleged additional unexplained cash transactions of Rs. 50 lakhs, raising the proceeds of crime to...
Family Law - Domestic Violence – Right to Appeal – Section 29 of the DV Act – Leave to Appeal Denied – The petitioner, mother-in-law of the aggrieved woman, filed for leave to appeal against an order passed by the Trial Court under Section 12 of the DV Act – Held: She did not qualify as an “aggrieved person” under Section 2(a) and was not a party to the pr...
Criminal Law – Quashing of FIR – Sections 143, 149, 188, 268 IPC – FIR Quashed - The FIR filed against a sitting MLA accused of participating in a protest without permission was found to be vague and lacking necessary ingredients of the alleged offences – The protest, even if held without police permission, did not constitute an offence under Section 141 IPC – No alle...
Criminal Revision – Conviction under Sections 148, 323 read with Section 149 IPC – Benefit of Probation Granted – Sentence Modified - The petitioner was convicted and sentenced to one year rigorous imprisonment for offences under Sections 148 and 323 read with Section 149 IPC – In revision, conviction upheld but considering her antecedents, absence of further offences, and ...
Criminal Law - Criminal Complaint – Bar of Limitation – Section 468 CrPC – Cognizance Set Aside – Magistrate took cognizance only under Section 323 IPC (maximum punishment: one year) after three years of the alleged incident – Held: Section 468 CrPC applies; the complaint is barred by limitation – The Magistrate's and High Court’s orders set aside; com...
Civil Law - Grant of Letters of Administration – Holographic Will – Long Delay in Publication – Grant Upheld – The appellants objected to the grant of letters of administration on the basis of a Will executed in 1968 but disclosed after 30 years – The Court held that the application for letters of administration was filed after disputes arose among heirs and hence was...