Indian Court Judgments — 2022

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Mallada K Sri Ram vs The State of Telangana & Ors.

Preventive Detention – Telangana Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Dacoits, Drug-Offenders,Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offende…

4 April 2022 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Surya Kant

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Union of India & Ors. vs Major R. Metri No. 08585n

Service Law: Armed Force service – Interference by Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) – Scope of – Respondent-officer was posted as the Recruitment…

4 April 2022 · Partly allowed · L. Nageswara Rao, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai

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The State of Uttar Pradesh vs Subhash @ Pappu

Penal Code, 1860: ss.146, 148, 149,302, 304 – Prosecution case was that six (out of which three persons were unknown) persons came to a shop…

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

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Rajesh Gupta vs State through Central Bureau of Investigation

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988: s.7 – For an offence under s.7, the demand of illegal gratification is a sine qua non to prove the guilt…

29 March 2022 · Allowed · Vineet Saran, J.K. Maheshwari

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Tarlochan Singh @ Rana vs State of Punjab

Arms Act, 1959: ss. 29 and 30 –Punishment for knowingly purchasing arms, etc., from unlicensed person or for delivering arms, etc., to perso…

29 March 2022 · Allowed · N.V. Ramana, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli

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Union of India and Others vs Lt. Gen. (Retd.) S.K. Sahni

UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS v. LT. GEN. (RETD.) S.K. SAHNI (Criminal Appeal No. 2169 of 2014) MARCH 23, 2022 [L. NAGESWARA RAO AND B. R. GAVAI…

23 March 2022 · Dismissed · L. Nageswara Rao, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai

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Vijay Kumar Ghai & Ors. vs The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 482 – Quashing of complaint – Appellant No. 1 is the Managing Director of the Public Limited Company an…

22 March 2022 · Allowed · S. Abdul Nazeer, Krishna Murari

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Gangadhar Narayan Nayak @ Gangadhar Hiregutti vs State of Karnataka & Ors.

Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012: s.23 – Applicability of s.155(2) of Code of Criminal Procedure Code to the investigat…

21 March 2022 · Indira Banerjee, J.K. Maheshwari

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Nahar Singh vs The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: ss.164, 190(1)(b), 209, 319 – Power of Magistrate taking cognizance of an offence on the basis of a police…

16 March 2022 · Dismissed · Vineet Saran, Aniruddha Bose

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Sri Narendra Kumar A. Baldota vs The State of Karnataka

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 482 – Quashing of proceedings – M Company of which appellant is the Chairman and Managing Director, imp…

14 March 2022 · Allowed · Indira Banerjee, J.K. Maheshwari

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Puran Mal vs State of Haryana & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.439 – Bail – Respondent no.2 was accused of offence u/s.302, IPC – Bail denied by Trial Court – Granted…

10 March 2022 · Allowed · Vineet Saran, Aniruddha Bose

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State of M.P. vs Ramji Lal Sharma & Anr.

Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 r/w s.34 – Murder – Common Intention – Trial Court held that all the four accused shared the common intention to ki…

9 March 2022 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna

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Devadassan vs The Second Class Executive Magistrate, Ramanathapuram & Ors.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: ss. 122(1)(b), 111, 117 and 110 – Security for keeping the peace and for good behaviour – Imprisonment in…

9 March 2022 · Dismissed · Indira Banerjee, J.K. Maheshwari

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Desh Deepak Kumar Vihangam@ Deepak Kumar vs The State of Bihar

DESH DEEPAK KUMAR VIHANGAM@ DEEPAK KUMAR v. THE STATE OF BIHAR (Criminal Appeal Nos. 673 of 2011) MARCH 08, 2022 [SANJIV KHANNA AND BELA M.…

8 March 2022 · Dismissed · Sanjiv Khanna, Bela M. Trivedi

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Yeruva Sayireddy vs The State of Andhra Pradesh & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 394 – Abatement of appeals – Appeal against conviction and sentence of death or of imprisonment – Death…

7 March 2022 · Disposed · Vineet Saran, Aniruddha Bose

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M. Nageswara Reddy vs The State of Andhra Pradesh and Others

Appeal: Appeal against acquittal – In the instant case, eleven accused were tried together for the offences under ss.147,148, 324, 326, 307,…

7 March 2022 · Disposed · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna

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Tedhi Singh vs Narayan Dass Mahant

Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881: s.139 – Presumption in favour of holder – Respondent filed complaint stating that appellant was his friend…

7 March 2022 · Partly allowed · K.M. Joseph, Hrishikesh Roy

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Abdul Vahab vs State of Madhya Pradesh

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Jurisdiction of High Court under s.482 for quashing of confiscation proceedings under s.11(5) of t…

4 March 2022 · Allowed · K.M. Joseph, Hrishikesh Roy