Criminal Appeal – Challenging High Court Order – Appellant challenges High Court order in Criminal Appeal No. 1088 of 2002 that disallowed joint application under Section 320 CrPC for offence under Section 3(1)(xi) of the SC/ST Act. High Court acquitted appellant of IPC Sections 354 and 451 but upheld conviction under SC/ST Act. [Para 2, 4]
Conviction under SC/ST Act &ndas...
Challenge Against Defamation Proceedings – Appeal filed against criminal defamation proceedings under Section 500 of IPC for an article in 'Sunday Blast' newspaper alleging false case registration by the complainant – Original complaint filed by respondent Anand Dubey alleging damage to reputation due to the article. [Paras 2-3]
Magistrate's Rejection of Compla...
Criminal Appeal - Conviction under NDPS Act – Appeal against conviction for possession of 6 kgs of ganja under Section 8(c) r/w 20(b)(ii)(B) of NDPS Act – Trial court convicted the appellant and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for three years and a fine – Appeal dismissal upheld by High Court. [Para 1, 44-46]
Search and Seizure Compliance - Compliance with Section...
Murder Conviction and Weapon Recovery – Appellant Krishan and co-accused Mahesh convicted for murder and possession of arms – Life imprisonment under Section 302 IPC and Section 25 of the Arms Act – Conviction based on recovery of weapon and eyewitness accounts – Recovery deemed suspicious and eyewitnesses unreliable. [Paras 1, 3, 6-8, 11]
Eyewitness Testimony and Hostil...
Regular Bail – Grant of Bail in FIR No. 122, dated 20.06.2020, under Sections 302, 201, 34 IPC – Petitioner seeks regular bail – No specific allegations against petitioner in FIR – Based on circumstantial evidence and no recovery from petitioner – Incarceration of over 3 years – Regular bail granted. [Paras 1, 3, 16]
Circumstantial Evidence – ...
Criminal Appeal – Dowry Death and Dowry Demand – Appellant convicted under Section 304-B IPC and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act for dowry death of his wife – Prosecution proved harassment and cruelty for additional dowry soon before death – Sentences for both offenses to run concurrently. [Paras 1-58]
Dowry Death – Essential Ingredients – Death ...
Habeas Corpus Petition – Minor Daughter Missing – Petitioner's daughter, aged 15, went missing on 18.01.2022 – Petitioner suspects neighbor Vishal's involvement in the disappearance – Vishal declared a proclaimed offender for offence under Section 363 IPC [Paras 1-2, 3].
Police Investigation Status Report – Latest status report dated 18.01.2024 presented &n...
Criminal Law - Issuance of Non-Bailable Warrant Without Summons – Petitioner challenges the non-bailable warrant issued against him without a prior summons based on allegations of non-cooperation with the investigation. Cited Satendar Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation [2021 (10) SCC 773] [Para 2].
Categories of Offences and Issuance of Warrants – Case falls u...
Bail - Apprehension of Arrest – Anticipatory Bail Application – Petitioner, a doctor, apprehending arrest in connection with a case under POCSO Act and other offences – Involved in facilitating delivery and allegedly taking care of an abandoned child – Application filed under Section 438 of Cr.P.C. for anticipatory bail [Para 1, 11-12].
FIR and Charges – ...
Default Bail and Chargesheet Filing – Supreme Court considered whether respondents were entitled to default bail under Section 167(2) Cr.P.C., when a chargesheet was filed within the prescribed time limit, but investigation against some accused was ongoing – Held that default bail was not applicable once chargesheet filed and cognizance taken, even if further investigation pending. [Pa...