Indian Court Judgments — 2023

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Neeraj Dutta vs State (Govt. of N.C.T. of Delhi)
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 : ss. 7, 13(1)(d), 13(2) – Proof of demand of illegal gratification – Prosecution case that a trap was la…
17 March 2023 · Allowed · Abhay S. Oka, Rajesh Bindal
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Cardinal Mar George Alencherry vs State of Kerala & Anr.
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Issuance of summons – Legality of – A complaint was made against the appellant-archbishop and other accus…
17 March 2023 · Disposed · Dinesh Maheshwari, Bela M. Trivedi
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Afjal Ali Sha @ Abjal Shaukat Sha vs State of West Bengal & Ors.
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss. 321, 406 – Constitution of India – Art. 139A – Supreme Court Rules, 2013 – Or. 39 – Petitioner-brothe…
17 March 2023 · Surya Kant, J.K. Maheshwari
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Ms. X vs The State of Maharashtra and Another
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss. 437,438 and 439 – Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 354,354-B, 376 and 506 – Anticipatory bail – Cancellation of…
17 March 2023 · Disposed · A.S. Bopanna, Hima Kohli
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Pradeep Kumar vs State of Chhattisgarh
Penal Code,1860 – ss. 302,34,201 – Two accused persons (including appellant) were convicted for offence of murder by trial Court –The prosec…
16 March 2023 · Allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Sanjay Karol
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Narendrasinh Keshubhai Zala vs State of Gujarat
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 302/34 – Arms Act, 1959 – ss. 25(1) A, 27(2) – Acquittal of accused – Appellant was accused of having committed the m…
16 March 2023 · Allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol
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Udayakumar vs State of Tamil Nadu
Penal Code, 1860 : ss. 302, 120B – Murder – Due to rivalry A-1 alongwith A-3 hatched a conspiracy to murder the victim and engaged services…
16 March 2023 · Allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Sanjay Karol
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Ravasaheb @ Ravasahebgouda etc. vs State of Karnataka
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 – Victim was murdered – The trial court and the High Court, despite most of the prosecution witnesses turning hosti…
16 March 2023 · Dismissed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol
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Guna Mahto vs State of Jharkhand
Penal Code, 1860 : ss. 302, 201 – Murder – Prosecution case that husband murdered his wife and dumped her dead body in well to cause disappe…
16 March 2023 · Allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Sanjay Karol
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Shankar vs The State of Maharashtra
Penal Code 1860: s. 302 r/w 34 – Conviction under, on basis of circumstantial evidence – Sustainability of – Prosecution case that the victi…
15 March 2023 · Allowed · Ajay Rastogi, C.T. Ravikumar
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S. Athilakshmi vs The State Rep. by the Drugs Inspector
Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 – ss.18(c), 27(b)(ii) – Prosecution of appellant u/s.18(c) punishable u/s.27(b)(ii) – Held: Prohibition u/s.18…
15 March 2023 · Allowed · Krishna Murari, Sudhanshu Dhulia
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Ajay Kumar Radheyshyam Goenka vs Tourism Finance Corporation of India Ltd.
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 – ss. 1(3), 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 29, 30, 31, 32A, 53, 61, 238 – Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Application t…
15 March 2023 · Dismissed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Abhay S. Oka, J.B. Pardiwala
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Nand Lal and Others vs The State of Chhattisgarh
Penal Code, 1860: s. 302 – Murder – Prosecution case that previous enmity between the accused persons and the complainant – Accused no. 11 a…
14 March 2023 · Allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol
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Pawan Kumar Chourasia vs State of Bihar
Criminal Law – Evidence – Extra-Judicial Confession – Conviction based on, when not justified – Appellant was convicted for offences punisha…
14 March 2023 · Allowed · Abhay S. Oka, Rajesh Bindal
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Nikhil Chandra Mondal vs State of West Bengal
NIKHIL CHANDRA MONDAL v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL (Criminal Appeal No. 2269 of 2010) MARCH 03, 2023 [B. R. GAVAI AND SANJAY KAROL, JJ.] Evidence…
3 March 2023 · Allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Sanjay Karol
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Premchand vs The State of Maharashtra
Penal Code,1860 – ss. 300,302 307 and 304 – The trial Court convicted the appellant for the offence of murder of the victimdeceased and atte…
3 March 2023 · Allowed · S. Ravindra Bhat, Dipankar Datta
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Karan @ Fatiya vs The State of Madhya Pradesh
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2015 – Claim of Juvenility – Appellant convicted for various offences under IPC and POCSO Act wa…
3 March 2023 · Partly allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol
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Vikas Rathi vs The State of U.P. & Anr.
VIKAS RATHI v. THE STATE OF U.P. & ANR. (Criminal Appeal No. 644 of 2023) MARCH 01, 2023 [ABHAY S. OKA AND RAJESH BINDAL, JJ.] Code of Crimi…
1 March 2023 · Allowed · Abhay S. Oka, Rajesh Bindal
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