Criminal Conspiracy and Murder - Conviction for Criminal Conspiracy under Section 120-B and Murder under Section 302 and 302/34 of IPC - Incident involving the murder of Ahsan through shooting after a criminal conspiracy - Accused Kammu @ Kamlesh, Sheju Mewati @ Shahjad Kha, Ansar, Rijwan @ Tinu, and Jafar convicted for their respective roles in the conspiracy and the murder. [Paras 1, 2, 22, 25]
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Criminal Procedure – Appeal Against Acquittal – Section 378(4) CrPC –challenge against the acquittal of the respondent in a case under Section 138, 142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 and Section 420 IPC. The application sought to reverse the order of acquittal by the Judicial Magistrate on the grounds of misuse of cheque and insufficiency of funds. [Para 1, 2]
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Marital Discord and Subsequent Legal Proceedings – Application for quashing FIR No. 96 of 2023 under Sections 269, 498-A, 34 IPC, and subsequent charge-sheet and RCC No. 1670 of 2023 – Accusations against husband (applicant no. 1) and his father (applicant no. 2) by the wife (respondent no. 2) for deceit regarding a contagious disease and harassment for dowry [Paras 2, 3, 4, ...
Domestic Violence and Maintenance – Grant of interim maintenance of Rs.60,000/- per month to Respondent No.2 (daughter-in-law) by Additional Sessions Judge under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 – Challenged by the mother-in-law (Petitioner) on grounds of non-existence of domestic relationship and ownership of properties via Will – Issue of entitlement and...
Criminal Revision – Challenging conviction for selling adulterated milk under Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 – Petitioner convicted by trial court and appellate court – Allegations of procedural lapses and improper evaluation of evidence. [Paras 1-6]
Evidence and Procedure – Challenge against non-consideration of petitioner’s statement under Se...
Criminal Law – Circumstantial Evidence – Acquittal – The Supreme Court in this appeal set aside the judgments of the Karnataka High Court and the trial court, leading to the acquittal of the appellants. The case hinged on circumstantial evidence, and the apex court found that the circumstances were insufficient to establish guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. [Para 8-19]
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Criminal Appeal – Acquittal of Rape Charges – Appeal by accused challenging conviction by the Trial Court under Sections 342, 376, and 201 of IPC – High Court affirmed the conviction – Supreme Court analysis based on evidence, including WhatsApp conversations and circumstantial aspects – Held, the evidence of the prosecutrix does not inspire confidence due to th...
Preventive Detention – Validity – Analysis of Legality – validity of the preventive detention order passed under the Telangana Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1986. The appellant was preventively detained on the grounds of involvement in a series of thefts and robberies, purportedly disturbing public order. The court scrutinized the role of the detaining authority and the...
Maintenance Awarded by Family Court – Challenged by Husband – Family Court ordered husband to pay Rs. 40,000/- monthly for wife and daughter maintenance – Husband’s revision application under Section 397 read with Section 401 of Cr.P.C. claiming inability to pay and contesting wife’s ability to earn – [Para 1, 2, 4]
Assessment of Maintenance –...
Criminal Revision – Discharge Application – Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act – addressed the application filed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.P.C.), seeking quashing of the order and proceedings in a complaint case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. [Para 2, 12]
Factual Background – The applicant, f...