Indian Court Judgments — 2019

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Puni Devi & Ors. vs Tulsi Ram

Penal Code, 1860 – s.379, 427, 447 and 504 r/w s.149 – Criminal trespass and theft – Complainant-respondent alleged that accused persons tre…

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

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Chandru @ Chandrasekaran vs State Rep. by Deputy Superintendent of Police Cb Cid and Anr.

Penal Code, 1860: s.302 r/w. s. 120B – Murder – Prosecution case based on circumstantial evidence – Conviction by the trial court – High Cou…

12 February 2019 · Allowed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Deepak Gupta

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Mala Singh & Ors. vs State of Haryana

Penal Code, 1860 – s. 302/149 or s. 302/34 – Conviction under – Trial Court convicted 11 accused persons u/ss. 148, 302/149, 323/149 and 506…

12 February 2019 · Partly allowed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, R. Subhash Reddy

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Parkash Chand vs State of Himachal Pradesh

Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 376 and 506 – Rape – PW.2prosecutrix alleged that appellant caught hold of her on a common path of villages and dragg…

12 February 2019 · Allowed · Ranjan Gogoi, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, K.M. Joseph

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Varinder Kumar vs State of Himachal Pradesh

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 – s.20(ii)(c) – Appellant was apprehended with two Gunny Bags on his scooter which cont…

11 February 2019 · Dismissed · Ranjan Gogoi, Navin Sinha, K.M. Joseph

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State of Madhya Pradesh vs Vikram Das

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 – s.3(1)(xi) – Trial court convicted the respondent for an offenc…

8 February 2019 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hemant Gupta

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Bir Singh vs Mukesh Kumar

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881: s.138 and 139 – Dishonour of cheque for insufficient funds – Conviction by trial Court as well as appellat…

6 February 2019 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, Indira Banerjee

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Pappi @ Mehboob vs State of Rajasthan

Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 – One ‘G’ was assaulted with swords by seven persons – ‘G’ succumbed to injuries – Five accused including appellant…

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

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Bikash Bora and Ors. vs The State of Assam

Penal Code, 1860 – s. 302 – Murder – Prosecution case that appellants caused fatal injuries to victim to which he succumbed – Conviction of…

5 February 2019 · Disposed · A.M. Khanwilkar, K.M. Joseph

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State of Gujarat vs Afroz Mohammed Hasanfatta

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.190(1)(b) – Allegation of cheating/ siphoning of huge amounts of money through Hawala – A complaint was…

5 February 2019 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, Indira Banerjee

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Ambi Ram vs State of Uttarakhand

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 – s.5(2) – Appellant accepted illegal gratification – Trial Court convicted the appellant for the offence…

5 February 2019 · Partly allowed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, Dinesh Maheshwari

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The State of Madhya Pradesh vs Kanha @ Omprakash

Penal Code, 1860 – ss.307 and 324 – Conversion of conviction u/s.307 to s.324 – When perverse – As per prosecution, altercation took place b…

4 February 2019 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, M.R. Shah

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Sh. Narendra Kumar Srivastava vs The State of Bihar & Ors.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.340 and 195 – Penal Code, 1860 – s.193 r/w. s.34 – False Evidence – Appellant alleged non-compliance o…

4 February 2019 · Disposed · A.K. Sikri, S. Abdul Nazeer

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State of Maharashtra vs Shankar Ganapati Rahatol & Ors.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.378(3) – Leave to prefer appeal before High Court – Trial court acquitted accused against the charges u…

31 January 2019 · Disposed · R. Banumathi, R. Subhash Reddy

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The State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. vs Dharmendra Rathore

Madhya Pradesh Rajya Suraksha Adhiniyam, 1990: ss. 3, 4, 5, 6, 13 and 18 – Power of externment – Competence of Additional District Magistrat…

29 January 2019 · Allowed · Ashok Bhushan, K.M. Joseph

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Satya Raj Singh vs State of Madhya Pradesh

Penal Code, 1860 – s.302, 34 – Three accused persons including the appellant were prosecuted for committing murder of one ‘B’ – Appellant co…

28 January 2019 · Dismissed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, Indu Malhotra

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Ramesh Sanka vs Union of India & Ors.

Constitution of India – Art.32 – Personal contractual rights inter se the employee and his employer – Petitioner alleged that Respondent No.…

25 January 2019 · Dismissed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, R. Subhash Reddy

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Brig. Sukhjeet Singh (Retd.) Mvc vs The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.391 – Additional evidence in Appellate Court – A regimental Welfare Trust owned various immovable prope…

25 January 2019 · Allowed · Ashok Bhushan, K.M. Joseph