SC/ST (POA) Act, 2018 — Section 15A(3) — Mandatory Notice to Victim or Dependent — Bail Proceedings — Non-Compliance Renders Order Non-Est — Eight accused granted regular bail by Special Court after 25 to 43 days of custody in a case of mob lynching resulting in death of a Scheduled Caste member — Special Judge held that Section 3(2)(v) of SC/ST (POA) Act would ...
Criminal Law – Grievous Hurt – Section 325 IPC – Conviction Upheld – Appellant, a neighbour, objected to construction work on the complainant's property and struck the victim (daughter-in-law of the complainant) on the head with a sabal (iron rod), causing grievous bleeding injuries resulting in loss of consciousness – Prosecution examined seven witnesses includin...
Criminal Law – Quashing of proceedings – Section 482 CrPC / Section 528 BNSS – Scope and limits – FIR and victim statements disclose serious allegations of rape, administration of stupefying substance and blackmail – Presence of supporting material including alleged objectionable videos – Held: Where allegations prima facie disclose commission of cognizable offe...
Criminal Law – Murder – Sections 302/34, 307/34, 509/34 and 506 IPC – Brutal daylight incident – Accused persons, armed with gun, knife and sharp-edged weapon (Daav), attacked deceased Chameli Devi due to land dispute – Deceased was knocked down, assaulted, beheaded and her head hung on a tree – Child witness also sustained firearm injury – Eyewitness acco...
Criminal Law – Cheating – Section 420 IPC – Movie Investment – Quashing of Proceedings – Appellant, a movie producer, borrowed money from de-facto complainant on promise of 30% share in profits, later 47%, and issued two post-dated cheques of Rs. 24 lacs each towards principal repayment, which were dishonoured – High Court quashed proceedings under Section 406 I...
Criminal Law – Bail – Section 69 BNS – Promise of Marriage – Sexual Exploitation – Pregnancy – Accused, the maternal aunt's son of the complainant, allegedly developed a physical relationship with her under repeated assurances of marriage, took her to an OYO room on 04.06.2025, and had physical relations with her – Complainant became seven months pregn...
Criminal Law – Rape on false promise of marriage – Section 376(2)(n) IPC – Quashing of FIR – Allegation of physical relationship on promise of marriage resulting in pregnancy – Prosecutrix married with two children and no allegation of divorce or separation – Relationship continued over months in consensual circumstances – Held: No element of inducement, c...
Bail — PMLA — Violent Obstruction of Official Search — Influential Accused — Threat to Witnesses — Petitioner Sk. Sahajhan, alleged mastermind, prima facie found to have mobilised a violent mob of 800–1000 persons through 30 calls made between 7:00 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. to obstruct ED search operations at his premises; mob attacked ED and CRPF officials with weapon...
UAPA – Bail – Section 43D(5) – Overground Worker – Logistical Support – Long Incarceration – Appellant alleged to be a courier, messenger and overground worker of CPI (Maoist) who collected levy of Rs. 5 lakhs from a contractor on the direction of Maoist commander Ravindra Ganjhu – Cash, a letter of demand and other incriminating articles recovered from hi...
Criminal Law – Section 528 BNSS – Quashing of Charge-sheet – Cognizable Offence Disclosed – Application Dismissed – FIR lodged by informant (aged 73 years) alleging that Applicant No. 1 (his former driver) along with others forcibly entered his house, misbehaved with him and outraged the modesty of his daughter-in-law by tearing her clothes – Charge-sheet filed ...