Indian Court Judgments — 2024

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Criminal Delhi HC ✓ HN
Prince Dixit @ Vikram vs State
These consolidated bail applications were filed by two applicants — Prince Dixit @ Vikram and Davinder Kaur @ Sonia — seeking regular bail i…
IPC §302 IPC §201 IPC §380 IPC §411
24 December 2024 · Justice Anish Dayal
Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN
Prakash and Others vs The State of Maharashtra and Another
Issue arose whether the courts below were justified in accepting the prosecution case that the act of suicide by the victim was a direct res…
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence… IPC CrPC
20 December 2024 · Allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, K.V. Viswanathan
Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN
Narcotics Control Bureau vs Kashif
Interpretation of Section 52A of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances… Opium Act, 1857 Opium Act, 1878 Dangerous Drugs Act, 1930
20 December 2024 · Allowed · Bela M. Trivedi, Satish Chandra Sharma
Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN
Anil Bhavarlal Jain & Anr. vs The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
Whether criminal proceedings can be quashed on the basis of a settlement arrived at between the parties on the consent terms drawn and submi…
CrPC IPC Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
20 December 2024 · Dismissed · Vikram Nath, Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale
Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN
Digambar and Another vs The State of Maharashtra and Another
Whether the High Court should have exercised its inherent powers u/s.482 of the Cr.P.C. to quash the criminal proceedings u/ss.498-A, 312, 3…
CrPC IPC
20 December 2024 · Allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, K.V. Viswanathan
Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN
Bijoy Kumar Moni vs Paresh Manna & Anr.
The dishonoured cheque in question was signed by respondentaccused, in his capacity as Director and Authorised Signatory of the Company Shil…
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
20 December 2024 · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan
Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN
Shambhu Debnath vs The State of Bihar & Ors.
Whether the High Court erred in granting anticipatory bail to accused persons despite specific allegations of heinous crime u/s.302 of Penal…
IPC
20 December 2024 · Vikram Nath, Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale
Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN
Ashok Verma vs The State of Chhattisgarh
Whether concurrent conviction of the appellant u/ss.302, 201 and 498A of the IPC for the murder of his wife is justified.
IPC Evidence Act
19 December 2024 · Dismissed · C.T. Ravikumar, Prashant Kumar Mishra
Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN
Rajeev Kumar Upadhyay vs Srikant Upadhyay & Ors.
The victim was subjected to grave accusations and was also disrobed and assaulted in public. The Court take this as an opportunity to refer…
19 December 2024 · Disposed · C.T. Ravikumar, Sanjay Karol
Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN
Muskan Enterprises & Anr. vs The State of Punjab & Anr.
Issue arose whether the High Court was justified in dismissing the subsequent petition u/s.482, Cr. PC on the ground that since the earlier…
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 CrPC CPC
19 December 2024 · Allowed · Dipankar Datta, Prashant Kumar Mishra
Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN
P. Manikandan vs Central Bureau of Investigation and Ors.
Whether the High Court was justified in directing re-investigation and retrial of the same offence on the same set of facts, after acquittin…
Constitution CrPC Protection of Children from Sexual Offences… Evidence Act
19 December 2024 · Allowed · C.T. Ravikumar, Sanjay Karol
Criminal Bombay HC Reportable ✓ HN
Sunil Vitthal Wagh vs The State Of Maharashtra
The Division Bench of the Bombay High Court was constituted pursuant to a referral order passed by a Single Judge (N.J. Jamadar, J.) under R…
CrPC §167 CrPC §167(2) CrPC §173 CrPC §173(2)
19 December 2024 · Revati Mohite Dere, Prithviraj K. Chavan
Criminal Bombay HC Reportable ✓ HN
Sunil Vitthal Wagh vs The State Of Maharashtra
The Division Bench was constituted pursuant to a referral order passed by a Single Judge (N.J. Jamadar, J.) under Rule 8 of Chapter I of the…
CrPC §167 CrPC §167(2) CrPC §173 CrPC §173(2)
19 December 2024 · Revati Mohite Dere, Prithviraj K. Chavan
Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN
Siddhant @ Sidharth Balu Taktode vs The State of Maharashtra and Another
In six years, out of 102 dates, on most of the dates the appellantaccused was not produced before the Court either physically or virtually.…
Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act… Constitution
18 December 2024 · Allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, K.V. Viswanathan
Criminal P&H HC ✓ HN
Baldev Dass vs State Of Punjab And Another
The petitioner, an accused in a cheque dishonour case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, filed a petition seeking tr…
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 §138 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1882 §138
18 December 2024 · Dismissed · Anoop Chitkara, J.
Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN
Ayub Khan vs The State of Rajasthan
Adverse observations were made against the appellant, a District and Sessions Judge of Rajasthan Judicial Service by the Rajasthan High Cour…
IPC Arms Act, 1959
17 December 2024 · Allowed · Abhay S. Oka, Augustine George Masih
Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN
Sambhubhai Raisangbhai Padhiyar vs State of Gujarat
Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order of conviction and death sentence to the appellant for offences punishable u/ss.302, 364…
IPC Protection of Children from Sexual Offences…
17 December 2024 · Partly allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Aravind Kumar, K.V. Viswanathan
Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN
Athar Parwez vs Union of India
Appellant alleged to be an active member of the Popular Front of India (PFI) involved in planning to cause disturbance during the proposed v…
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 IPC Constitution
17 December 2024 · Allowed · Abhay S. Oka, Augustine George Masih
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