Indian Court Judgments — 2022

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Suryavir vs State of Haryana

Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 302, 34 and 120-B – Indian Arms Act, 1959 –s.25 – The present appellant-original accused no.1 along with two persons…

3 February 2022 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha

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Vasudev vs State of M.P.

Penal Code, 1860 – ss.307/34 – Arms Act – s. 3/25(1B)(a) and s. 27/34 – The case of prosecution that Sub-Inspector (PW-6) along with SDOP (P…

1 February 2022 · Partly allowed · Indira Banerjee, J.K. Maheshwari

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State of U.P. vs Veerpal & Anr.

Evidence Act, 1872 – s.32 – Dying declaration – Appreciation of – Dying declaration recorded by the Magistrate in which deceased specificall…

1 February 2022 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna

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Subhash vs State of Uttar Pradesh

Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 r/w s.149 and s.148 – Murder – Informant was sitting with his brother, the deceased, on a cot when the six accused…

1 February 2022 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Surya Kant, Vikram Nath

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The State of Sikkim vs Jasbir Singh & Anr.

Army Act – ss. 69, 70, 125, 126 – Criminal Courts and Court Martial (Adjustment of Jurisdiction) Rules, 1978 – ss. 3, 4 and 5 – Concurrent j…

1 February 2022 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Surya Kant

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Mata Prasad vs The State of U.P. & Anr.

Sentence / Sentencing – Remission of Sentence – Petitioner convicted by Sessions Judge u/ss. 302, 307, 323, 34 IPC and sentenced to life imp…

31 January 2022 · Allowed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, M.M. Sundresh

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Pappu Tiwary vs State of Jharkhand

Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302/34 – Arms Act, 1959 – s.27 – Murder – Five people collectively inflicted knife injuries on the deceased after he w…

31 January 2022 · Dismissed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, M.M. Sundresh

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Centrum Financial Services Limited vs State of NCT of Delhi and Anr.

Bail –Non-consideration of relevant factors– Penal Code, 1860 – ss.409, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120B –Commercial transaction – Respondent no.…

28 January 2022 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, Sanjiv Khanna

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Deepak S/O Laxman Dongre vs The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 – s.56(1)(a)(b) – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.151 – Constitution of India – Arts.19(1)(d), 19(5) – Res…

28 January 2022 · Allowed · Ajay Rastogi, Abhay S. Oka

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Sunil Kumar vs The State of Bihar and Anr.

Bail – Murder – Unlawful assembly – Respondent No.2 and other accused persons allegedly formed an unlawful assembly and killed the elder bro…

25 January 2022 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, Sanjiv Khanna

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Manno Lal Jaiswal vs The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss. 439 and 161 – Bail – Grant of – Appellant lodged FIR against the respondents-accused for murder of hi…

25 January 2022 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, Sanjiv Khanna

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Dayalu Kashyap vs The State of Chhattisgarh

Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act,1985 – s.50 – Effect of – Search conducted by Sub-Inspector and not by a Gazetted Officer or…

25 January 2022 · Dismissed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, M.M. Sundresh

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Joseph Stephen and Others vs Santhanasamy and Others

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.401 – Whether in exercise of revisional jurisdiction under s.401, High Court can convert a finding of ac…

25 January 2022 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, Sanjiv Khanna

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Musstt Rehana Begum vs State of Assam & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Penal Code, 1860 – ss.494, 495 – Appellant-wife filed application u/s.482 for quashing the compla…

21 January 2022 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Bela M. Trivedi

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State of U.P. vs Jai Dutt and Anr.

Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302 and 326 – Murder – Conviction by trial court u/s.302 accepting the prosecution case that the accused persons armed…

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

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Geeta Devi vs State of U.P. & Ors.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.378 – Appellate Power of High Court in case of acquittal – In the instant case, trial court convicted r…

18 January 2022 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna

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Ishwarji Nagaji Mali vs State of Gujarat and Another

Code of Criminal Procedure – s.439 – Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 302, 120B, 114 – Bail – Grant of, when not proper – FIR was lodged against unkno…

18 January 2022 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, Sanjiv Khanna

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Bhagwani vs The State of Madhya Pradesh

Penal Code, 1860 – ss.363, 366A, 364, 346, 376D, 376A, 302 and 201 – Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 – s.5(g)(m) r/w s…

18 January 2022 · Partly allowed · L. Nageswara Rao, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, B.V. Nagarathna