Indian Court Judgments — 2020

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Rahna Jalal vs State of Kerala and Another

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.438 – Grant of anticipatory bail – Whether provisions of s.7(c) of the Muslim Women (Protection of Right…

17 December 2020 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra, Indira Banerjee

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Dr Naresh Kumar Mangla vs Smt. Anita Agarwal & Ors. etc.

DR NARESH KUMAR MANGLA v. SMT. ANITA AGARWAL & ORS. ETC. (Criminal Appeal Nos. 872-873 of 2020) DECEMBER 17, 2020 [DR. DHANANJAYA Y CHANDRAC…

17 December 2020 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra, Indira Banerjee

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Sanjai Tiwari vs The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Application under – Filed by an advocate claiming to be social activist – Seeking direction to exp…

16 December 2020 · Allowed · Ashok Bhushan, M.R. Shah, R. Subhash Reddy

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Seelan @ Jeyaseelan vs The Inspector of Police

Penal Code, 1860: s.376(2) - Plea of petitioner that the charge was under s.376(1) and not under s.376(2) - On facts, charge was framed unde…

16 December 2020 · Dismissed · R.F. Nariman, Navin Sinha, K.M. Joseph

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Rohtas & Anr. vs State of Haryana

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.211-224, 386 – Alteration of charges – Permissibility of – Seven accused persons (one of whom died dur…

10 December 2020 · Disposed · N.V. Ramana, Surya Kant, Aniruddha Bose

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Titty alias George Kurian vs The Deputy Range Forest Officer

Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 – ss.2, 9, 11, 12, 39A, 49A, 51; Part II of Schedule I – Turtle seized from respondent – Criminal proceedin…

9 December 2020 · Allowed · Ashok Bhushan, Indu Malhotra

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Amish Devgan vs Union of India and Others

AMISH DEVGAN v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS (Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 160 of 2020) DECEMBER 07, 2020 [A. M. KHANWILKAR AND SANJIV KHANNA,…

7 December 2020 · Disposed · A.M. Khanwilkar, Sanjiv Khanna

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Jayant etc. vs The State of Madhya Pradesh

Mines & Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957 – ss.4, 21, 22, 23A – Bar u/ss.22, 23A – When attracted – Illegal mining, storage and…

3 December 2020 · Disposed · Ashok Bhushan, M.R. Shah

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Chaman Lal vs The State of Himachal Pradesh

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.378, 313 – Appeal against acquittal – FIR lodged against appellant-accused alleging that when the pros…

3 December 2020 · Dismissed · Ashok Bhushan, M.R. Shah, R. Subhash Reddy

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Sumedh Singh Saini vs State of Punjab and Another

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.438 – Anticipatory bail – Brother of the victim-deceased lodged an FIR against the appellant for offence…

3 December 2020 · Allowed · Ashok Bhushan, M.R. Shah, R. Subhash Reddy

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Nimay Sah vs State of Jharkhand

NIMAY SAH v. STATE OF JHARKHAND (Criminal Appeal No. 211 Of 2011) DECEMBER 02, 2020 [N. V. RAMANA AND SURYA KANT, JJ.] Penal Code, 1860 – s.…

2 December 2020 · Allowed · N.V. Ramana, Surya Kant

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Paramvir Singh Saini vs Baljit Singh & Ors.

PARAMVIR SINGH SAINI v. BALJIT SINGH & ORS. (Special Leave Petition (Criminal) No. 3543 of 2020) December 02, 2020 [ROHINTON FALI NARIMAN, K…

2 December 2020 · R.F. Nariman, K.M. Joseph, Aniruddha Bose

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Sandeep Kumar and Others vs State of Uttarakhand and Another

Penal Code, 1860 – s.304B – Dowry Death – Poisoning alleged – Appellants (husband, father-in-law and mother-in-law) acquitted by trial court…

2 December 2020 · Allowed · R.F. Nariman, K.M. Joseph, Aniruddha Bose

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Arnab Manoranjan Goswami vs The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

Constitution of India – Arts. 226 and 227 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 and s.439 – Penal Code, 1860 – s.306 and s. 34 – The ap…

27 November 2020 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Indira Banerjee

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Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Private Limited vs The State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 482 – Petition under – Seeking quashing of FIR registered u/s. 34, 471, 468, 467, 420, 419 and 406 IPC…

26 November 2020 · Dismissed · S.A. Bobde, A.S. Bopanna, V. Ramasubramanian

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Venkatesan Balasubramaniyan vs The Intelligence Officer, D.R.I. Bangalore

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: ss. 167(2) and 439(2) – Two cases registered under NDPS Act – One case was of recovery of contraband from…

20 November 2020 · Dismissed · Ashok Bhushan, M.R. Shah, R. Subhash Reddy

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Jayantilal Verma vs State of M.P. (Now Chhattisgarh)

Penal Code, 1860: s. 302 – Death caused by strangulation – In matrimonial house of the deceased – Chargesheet against the husband (appellant…

19 November 2020 · Dismissed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Hrishikesh Roy

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Securities and Exchange Board of India vs Udayant Malhoutra

Securities and Exchange Board of India Act 1992 – s.19 r/w. ss.11(1), 11(4)(d), 11(4A), 11(5) and 11B – SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading…

18 November 2020 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra, Indira Banerjee