Origins and Investigation of Case – Forgery and Land Fraud – FIR lodged on 20.05.2005 alleging conspiracy in forgery to transfer government land illegally, leading to charges against the respondents under multiple IPC sections – Detailed investigation traced back to fraudulent documents and transactions undervaluing land significantly [Paras 2-3].
High Court Quashing Initial O...
Criminal Law - Kidnapping and wrongful confinement - Appeal against acquittal - State challenges the acquittal of respondents charged under Section 364 IPC for allegedly abducting and confining the complainant by tying him with ropes - Trial court acquitted based on discrepancies and inconsistencies in witness testimonies and lack of corroborative evidence - High Court reviewed the entire evidence...
Alteration of Conviction – Section 302 to Section 304 Part I of IPC – Analysis of circumstances and evidences – Held: In the incident arising from a sudden quarrel without premeditation, where the appellant reacted in the heat of passion, the Supreme Court modifies the conviction from Section 302 to Section 304 Part I of IPC. The altercation at a Dhaba, leading to the death of th...
Criminal Procedure – Delay Condonation – Delay of 275 days in filing criminal revision justified by affidavit and consented by parties – Delay condonation application allowed – [Para 3].
Family Law – Bigamy – No evidence of valid solemnization of second marriage according to Hindu rites, particularly the ‘Saptapadi’, essential for a valid Hindu ma...
Criminal Procedure - Section 207 Cr.P.C. - Access to Documents - Petitioner, accused in a criminal matter, contests the non-disclosure of certain documents listed in the seizure memo which the CBI has classified as ‘unrelied upon’ and hence not provided to her - Court clarifies that Section 207 Cr.P.C. mandates the supply to the accused only those documents/materials 'relied upon...
Criminal Procedure - Quashing of Order - Petitioner seeking access to documents deemed 'unrelied upon' by the prosecution - Documents part of seizure memo but not listed in charge sheet as being relied upon by the prosecution - High Court holds that under Section 207 Cr.P.C., only documents 'relied upon' by prosecution need to be supplied to the accused - 'Unrelied upon' do...
Delay in Filing Revision – Criminal Revision filed 275 days late due to reasons stated in an affidavit and condoned based on mutual consent of parties – Crl. Misc. Delay Condonation Application No. 01 of 2024 allowed. [Para 3]
Bigamy Allegations – Revisionist, accused of solemnizing a second marriage without divorce from the first spouse, presents evidence of long se...
Abetment of Suicide – Revision against charges under Section 305 IPC – Analysis of the legal and factual circumstances surrounding the alleged abetment of suicide by a teacher accused of harassing a student leading to the latter’s suicide – Held – No evidence of specific acts of harassment or intentional inducement by the teacher that could have led the student to com...
Quashing of Order under Section 207 Cr.P.C. - Petitioner sought quashing of order that denied supply of documents listed as 'unrelied upon' by CBI in the seizure memo (D/5) - Supreme Court earlier ordered the provision of materials supplied to the deceased's family to the petitioner - Court findings highlighted that materials provided to the petitioner included all 'relied upon'...
Criminal Law - Bail Application - Petitioner seeks bail under Section 439 Cr.P.C. for FIR No. 417 registered under IPC Sections 302 and 34 after deletion of IPC Sections 147, 148, 149 - Petitioner implicated based on a confessional statement and not named initially in the FIR - Key witnesses, including the complainant and deceased's son, turned hostile and did not support the prosecu...