Indian Court Judgments — 2019

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Periyasami and Ors. vs S. Nallasamy

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 319 – Power to proceed against other persons appearing to be guilty of offence – Application u/s. 319,…

14 March 2019 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hemant Gupta

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The State of Madhya Pradesh vs Deepak

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.397 r/w s.401 – Revisional jurisdiction – Exercise of, scope – Discussed – In the instant case, the pros…

13 March 2019 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hemant Gupta

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Ripudaman Singh vs Balkrishna

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Quashing of complaint – Appellants claiming to be owner of agricultural land entered into an agree…

13 March 2019 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hemant Gupta

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Mukesh Chand vs The State(Nct) of Delhi & Anr.

MUKESH CHAND v THE STATE(NCT) OF DELHI & ANR (Criminal Appeal Nos. 469-470 of 2019) MARCH 12, 2019 [ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE AND DINESH MAHESHWAR…

12 March 2019 · Allowed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, Dinesh Maheshwari

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Manik Kutum vs Julie Kutum

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.125 – Maintenance – Application for maintenance filed by the respondent (wife) for herself and for her m…

7 March 2019 · Disposed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, Dinesh Maheshwari

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State Represented by the Deputy Superintendent of Police Vigilance and Anti Corruption, Tamil Nadu vs J. Doraiswamy etc.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.227 – Respondents-Police officials prosecuted under Prevention of Corruption Act – Charge sheet filed by…

7 March 2019 · Abhay Manohar Sapre, Dinesh Maheshwari

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Sukumaran vs State Rep. by the Inspector of Police

SUKUMARAN v. STATE REP. BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE (Criminal Appeal No. 5 of 2009) MARCH 07, 2019 [ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE AND R. SUBHASH REDDY,…

7 March 2019 · Allowed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, R. Subhash Reddy

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Digamber Vaishnav & Anr. vs State of Chhattisgarh

Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302/34 and 394/34 – Murder and Robbery – Prosecution for – Based on circumstantial evidence – Prosecution relied on te…

5 March 2019 · Allowed · A.K. Sikri, S. Abdul Nazeer, M.R. Shah

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The State of Madhya Pradesh vs Laxmi Narayan and Others

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 482 – Inherent powers of the High Court – Quashing of FIR – On facts, FIR for the offences u/ss. 307 an…

5 March 2019 · Allowed · A.K. Sikri, S. Abdul Nazeer, M.R. Shah

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Asif Khan vs State of Maharashtra & Anr.

Penal Code, 1860: s. 302 read with s. 34 – Murder – Common intention – Altercation between the parties after which accused no 1 and 2 C came…

5 March 2019 · Dismissed · Ashok Bhushan, K.M. Joseph

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Khushwinder Singh vs State of Punjab

Penal Code, 1860: ss. 364, 302, 307 and 380 – Prosecution under – Murder of 6 persons – By kidnapping them and drugging them with sleeping t…

5 March 2019 · Dismissed · A.K. Sikri, S. Abdul Nazeer, M.R. Shah

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Ankush Maruti Shinde and Others vs State of Maharashtra

Penal Code, 1860: ss. 395, 302 read with 34, ss. 376 (2)(g), 307 read with s. 34, ss. 396, 397 and 398 – Dacoity with murder and rape – Pros…

5 March 2019 · Disposed · A.K. Sikri, S. Abdul Nazeer, M.R. Shah

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Shiv Shankar Prasad Singh vs The State of Bihar

Penal Code, 1860 – ss.409, 477A r/w. s.120B – Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 – s.5(2) r/w. s.5(1)(c) and (d) – Prosecution case was that…

28 February 2019 · Dismissed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, R. Subhash Reddy

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Mrs. Neeraj Dutta vs State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi)

MRS. NEERAJ DUTTA v. STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) (Criminal Appeal No. 1669 of 2009) FEBRUARY 28, 2019 [R. BANUMATHI AND R. SUBHASH REDDY,…

28 February 2019 · R. Banumathi, R. Subhash Reddy

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The State of Gujarat vs Anwar Osman Sumbhaniya and Ors.

Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987: s.20A(2) – Prior sanction under s.20A(2) – Validity of – By impugned order, Desi…

27 February 2019 · Dismissed · A.M. Khanwilkar, Ajay Rastogi

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Department of Customs vs Sharad Gandhi

Customs Act, 1962: ss.132 and 135(1)(a) – Prosecution under, in regard to the antiquities or art treasures – Held: Prosecution under ss.132…

27 February 2019 · Allowed · Ashok Bhushan, K.M. Joseph

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Sunil Kumar Gupta and Others vs State of Uttar Pradesh and Others

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.319 – Summoning of appellants for offence under s.302 IPC – Allegation of dowry death of victim-deceased…

27 February 2019 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, R. Subhash Reddy

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Aarish Asgar Qureshi vs Fareed Ahmed Qureshi & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.340 – Matrimonial proceedings – Certain averments made in anticipatory bail applications both before th…

26 February 2019 · Allowed · R.F. Nariman, Vineet Saran