Anticipatory Bail – FIR registered under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120B of IPC - Applicants sought anticipatory bail - Applicants claimed no direct or indirect allegations against them in the FIR - Contradictory and evasive stands taken by applicants - Custodial interrogation necessary to unearth transactions linked with the accused firm at the behest of the present applicants and en...
Criminal Revision Application - Challenge to Judgment and Order of Sessions Judge - Prayers for setting aside the judgment and directing the District Judge and Sessions Judge to decide the matter based on evidence and law under Sections 406, 420, 465, 468, and 471 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). [Para 1-2]
Background - Applicant is the informant in a complaint related to pr...
Bail Application – Denial of bail by trial court – Petitioner seeks release as an undertrial – FIR registered under Sections 327, 323, 294, 506, 120-B, 384, and later Section 201 IPC added – Allegations of conspiracy and torture by police officials – Co-accused granted interim anticipatory bail – Petitioner seeks bail on grounds of parity – Cancellation re...
Writ of Habeas Corpus - Detention Order Challenged - Allegations of Illegal Detention - Petitioner seeks the production of the detenu and the setting aside of the detention order - Multiple criminal cases invoked as grounds for detention - Examination of the nature of these cases and their impact on public order. [Para 2-5]
Subjective Satisfaction - Requirement for the Detaining Authority to re...
Habeas Corpus - Petitioner seeking the custody of her minor son - Background of the case involving abduction of the child - Court granting interim custody to the petitioner with conditions - Respondent seeking extension of visitation rights - Maintainability of the application for interim custody or visitation rights - Relief already granted, no further orders required - Apprehension of the petiti...
Criminal Procedure – Quashing of FIR – Settlement between parties – Petitioner sought quashing of FIR No.654/2021 dated 30.11.2021 under Sections 354D IPC, 1860, and Section 12 of POCSO Act, 2012 – Medical evidence indicating petitioner’s mental health issues – Settlement between parties – Father of the victim consenting to quash the FIR – Medical bo...
Criminal Appeal - Conviction and Sentence - Accused convicted for rape and murder of a 3-month-old girl child - High-speed trial conducted without providing sufficient time for the accused's defense - Violation of principles of a fair trial - Conviction and sentence set aside - Matter remitted for a de novo trial with proper defense opportunity. [Para 2-22]
Evidentiary Value of DNA Report -...
Bail Application – Second application for regular bail – Petitioner accused of committing an offence under Section 20(b)(ii)C of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 – Allegation of transporting contraband – Arrested with a significant quantity of Ganja – Search conducted between sunset and sunrise – Compliance of 2nd proviso to Section 42 of...
Criminal Appeal – Conviction under Section 302 IPC – Circumstantial evidence – Accused accused of killing her newborn child – Appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Chhattisgarh – Questions of privacy and rights of the accused to explain incriminating circumstances under Section 313 of the CrPC addressed – Conviction based on circumstantial evidence. [...
Criminal Appeal – Quashing of FIR – Alleged theft, house trespass, and criminal intimidation – FIR registered under sections 457, 380, and 506 of the IPC – High Court quashed the FIR – Appeal allowed, High Court judgment set aside, and the matter ordered to proceed in accordance with the law. [Para 16-17]
Partnership Dispute – Dispute between family members r...