Indian Court Judgments — 2022

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Rathish Babu Unnikrishnan vs The State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Scope of – Summoning order passed against appellant u/s.138 of NI Act – Petition u/s.438 for quash…

26 April 2022 · Dismissed · K.M. Joseph, Hrishikesh Roy

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Shraddha Gupta vs The State of Uttar Pradesh and Others

Uttar Pradesh Gangster and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 – ss. 2 & 3 – A case u/s 147, 304, 504, 323, 506, 120-B IPC was reg…

26 April 2022 · Dismissed · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna

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Imran vs Mr. Mohammed Bhava & Anr.

Bail: Cancellation of Bail – In the instant case, accused persons 1 to 10 were accused of having committed the offence u/ss.114, 109, 120B,…

22 April 2022 · Allowed · N.V. Ramana, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli

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Anuj Singh @ Ramanuj Singh @ Seth Singh vs The State of Bihar

Penal Code, 1860 : ss. 324, 307 r/w s. 34 – Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means – Altercation between the one of the appe…

22 April 2022 · Dismissed · N.V. Ramana, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli

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Ram Chander vs The State of Chhattisgarh & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 432- Power to suspend or remit sentences – Application of a convict for premature release – On completi…

22 April 2022 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Aniruddha Bose

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Jafarudheen & Ors. vs State of Kerala

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.378: Appeal against acquittal – Scope of – Appellate Court has to consider whether trial court’s view ca…

22 April 2022 · Disposed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, M.M. Sundresh

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Devender Singh & Ors. vs The State of Uttarakhand

Penal Code, 1860: ss. 304B, 498A & 120B –Evidence Act, 1872 – s. 113B – Dowry death – Presumption of dowry death – On facts, complaint again…

21 April 2022 · Partly allowed · N.V. Ramana, A.S. Bopanna, Hima Kohli

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Ramveer Upadhyay & Anr. vs State of U.P. & Anr.

RAMVEER UPADHYAY & ANR. v. STATE OF U.P. & ANR. (Special Leave Petition (Crl.) No. 2953 of 2022) APRIL 20, 2022 [INDIRA BANERJEE AND A. S. B…

20 April 2022 · Dismissed · Indira Banerjee, A.S. Bopanna

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Ms.Y vs State of Rajasthan and Anr.

Bail – Necessity of reasoned bail orders, especially in matters involving serious offences – In the present case, respondent no.2 was accuse…

19 April 2022 · Allowed · N.V. Ramana, Krishna Murari

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Indrajeet Yadav vs Santosh Singh and Anr.

Practice and Procedure – Pronouncement of final orders without a reasoned judgment, deprecated – High Court while allowing appeals of the ac…

19 April 2022 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna

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Venkatesh @ Chandra & Anr. etc. vs State of Karnataka

Evidence Act, 1872: s.27 – Settled Legal Position – Going by the parameters of s.27 of the Evidence Act, only so much of information which r…

19 April 2022 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha

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Mohd. Firoz vs State of Madhya Pradesh

Penal Code, 1860 – Ss. 302, 376(2)(i), 376(2)(m), 363, 366, 376A – Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) – ss. 5 (i)…

19 April 2022 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat, Bela M. Trivedi

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Jagjeet Singh & Ors. vs Ashish Mishra @ Monu & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: ss.2(wa),372, 439 – Victim’s right to be heard – Consideration for granting bail – Lakhimpur Kheri Inciden…

18 April 2022 · Disposed · N.V. Ramana, Surya Kant, Hima Kohli

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Kamatchi vs Lakshmi Narayanan

Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 – ss.12 and 31 – Proceedings arising out of application of appellant-wife u/s.12 of the…

13 April 2022 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha

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Jahir Hak vs The State of Rajasthan

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.439 – Application for anticipatory bail by undertrial prisoner who has undergone 8 years of incarceratio…

11 April 2022 · Allowed · K.M. Joseph, Hrishikesh Roy

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Jeetu Khatik vs State of Chhattisgarh

JEETU KHATIK v. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH (Criminal Appeal No.603 of 2022) April 11, 2022 [DINESH MAHESHWARI AND ANIRUDDHA BOSE, JJ.] Sentence /…

11 April 2022 · Allowed · Dinesh Maheshwari, Aniruddha Bose

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State of Rajasthan vs Banwari Lal and Another

Appeal by State: Conviction of accused-B by the trial Court for the offence u/s.307 IPC for having caused serious injuries on the vital part…

8 April 2022 · Partly allowed · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna

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Som Dutt & Ors. vs The State of Himachal Pradesh

Probation – Release on probation – Appellants convicted by three courts below u/s.379 r/w s.34 IPC and sentenced to 3 months SI – Revision f…

4 April 2022 · Partly allowed · Sanjiv Khanna, Bela M. Trivedi