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"CRIMINAL LAW" Digest

Quashing Proclamation Proceedings – Non-Compliance with Section 82 Cr.P.C. – Declaration of Proclaimed Person Quashed – The petitioner was declared proclaimed person in proceedings under Section 138 NI Act and consequent FIR under Section 174-A IPC was registered – Held: Trial Court erred in straightaway issuing proclamation without prior steps of summons or bailable warran...

Bail Appeal – Group Assault – Sections 118, 117 of BNS and SC/ST Act – Bail Granted – The appellant challenged rejection of bail under multiple sections of BNS, 2023 and SC/ST Act alleging injuries inflicted during an altercation – The High Court observed no specific role was initially attributed to the appellant and the parties had since entered into a compromise &nd...

Criminal Law - Dishonour of Cheque – Presumption under Section 139 of NI Act – Conviction Upheld – The petitioner was convicted for dishonour of cheque under Section 138 of NI Act—Trial Court and Appellate Court upheld conviction relying on presumption under Section 139 as petitioner admitted issuance of cheque and failed to rebut presumption through credible defence eviden...

Criminal Law – Criminal Review Jurisdiction –Abuse of Investigative Process – Review Jurisdiction – Interference by High Court – Appellant challenged the Division Bench’s order dated 13th May, 2025, passed on review petitions that were filed against the dismissal of writ appeals – Despite earlier finding no ground for review on 8th May, 2025, the Division ...

NDPS Act – Successive Bail – No Change in Circumstances – Application Dismissed – The applicant moved a second regular bail application under Section 483 BNSS – The court found no change in circumstances since rejection of prior bail – Held: Successive bail not maintainable in absence of fresh grounds; rejection sustained [Paras 1.0, 6.0, 10.0]. NDPS Act &nda...

Writ of Mandamus – Section 67B of the Information Technology Act - Child Pornography Allegation – Teaser of Movie "Bad Girl" on YouTube – Direction Issued for Removal – Petitioners alleged that the teaser of a Tamil film hosted on YouTube contains child pornographic and obscene content in violation of child protection laws – Despite filing complaints with re...

Second Regular Bail – Sections 307, 324, 323, 506, and 34 of the IPC - Extended Custody and Near Completion of Trial – Bail Granted – The petitioner, accused of attempted murder in a familial dispute, sought bail after over three years in custody – The Court found the prosecution evidence nearly concluded, with only one witness left, reducing risk of tampering – Held:...

  Criminal Law - Section 193, 406, 418, 420, 423, 468, 469 of IPC - Criminal Complaint – Second Quashing Petition – Not Maintainable – Review Impermissible – The High Court allowed a second quashing petition under Section 482 CrPC, despite an earlier petition on identical grounds having been dismissed – Held: Raising previously available pleas in a second peti...

Criminal Law - Sections 3(1)(viii), 3(1)(ix), and 3(2)(vii) of the SC/ST Act – Quashing of Proceedings under Section 482 CrPC – High Court Order Upheld – Appellant alleged mala fide prosecution by public officials for opposing wrongful land allotment – High Court found no evidence of caste-based discrimination or mala fide intention – Held: The initiation of proceedin...

Criminal Revision – Conviction under Arms Act – Acquittal Ordered – Petitioner was convicted under Sections 25(1-B)(a) and 26 of the Arms Act for alleged illegal possession of a country-made pistol and cartridges – Trial Court and Appellate Court upheld the conviction – High Court on revision found discrepancies in recovery location and nature of ammunition – He...