Indian Court Judgments — 2022

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Manoj Kumar Tiwari vs Manish Sisodia & Ors.

MANOJ KUMAR TIWARI v. MANISH SISODIA & ORS. (Criminal Appeal No. 1791 of 2022) OCTOBER 17, 2022 [S. ABDUL NAZEER AND V. RAMASUBRAMANIAN, JJ.…

17 October 2022 · Disposed · S. Abdul Nazeer, V. Ramasubramanian

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State through the Inspector of Police vs Laly @ Manikandan & Another etc.

Penal Code – ss. 302 & 34 – Conviction on the basis of the deposition of the sole eye witness – The respondents-three accused were tried for…

14 October 2022 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, Krishna Murari

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Ramanand @ Nandlal Bharti vs State of Uttar Pradesh

Penal Code, 1860: s.302 – Prosecution case was that on fateful day, appellant-accused murdered his wife and four children with a sharp cutti…

13 October 2022 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat, J.B. Pardiwala

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Subramanya vs State of Karnataka

SUBRAMANYA v. STATE OF KARNATAKA (Criminal Appeal No. 242 of 2022) OCTOBER 13, 2022 [UDAY UMESH LALIT, CJI AND J.B. PARDIWALA, J.] Penal Cod…

13 October 2022 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, J.B. Pardiwala

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Md. Anowar Hussain vs State of Assam

Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 – Circumstantial Evidence – Evidence Act, 1872 – s.106 – Appellant was held guilty of the offence u/s.302 for murde…

13 October 2022 · Dismissed · Dinesh Maheshwari, Aniruddha Bose

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Mariano Anto Bruno & Anr. vs The Inspector of Police

Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 498A, 306 and 107 – Marriage of Appellant No.1 (husband) & deceased was solemnized in 2005 – A male child was born ou…

12 October 2022 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, Krishna Murari

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Devendra Nath Singh vs State of Bihar & Ors.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s. 482 – Allegations of defalcation of goods and misappropriation of stocks from the godown of the Corpor…

12 October 2022 · Dismissed · Dinesh Maheshwari, Aniruddha Bose

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Lalankumar Singh & Ors. vs State of Maharashtra

Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940: ss.34, 16, 18 – Vicarious liability – Appellants are the directors of M/s Cachet Pharmaceuticals Private Ltd.…

11 October 2022 · Allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, C.T. Ravikumar

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Dashrathbhai Trikambhai Patel vs Hitesh Mahendrabhai Patel & Anr.

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 – s.138 and s.56 r/w s.15 – Legally enforceable debt on the date of maturity – Whether offence u/s.138 woul…

11 October 2022 · Dismissed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hima Kohli

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Vijay Rajmohan vs State Represented by the Inspector of Police, CBI, Acb, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1981 – s.19 – Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Delhi Special Police…

11 October 2022 · Dismissed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha

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N. S. Madhanagopal & Anr. vs K. Lalitha

Penal Code, 1860 – ss.294(b), 341 – When not attracted – Verbal altercation between parties on excessive flow of waste water in the society…

10 October 2022 · Allowed · S. Abdul Nazeer, J.B. Pardiwala

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Bohatti Devi vs The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302, 120B – Bail – Respondent no.2accused granted bail by High Court – On appeal, held : No cogent reasons have been g…

30 September 2022 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, Krishna Murari

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Ajwar vs Niyaj Ahmad & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss. 161, 482, 173 – Bail – When not granted – FIR was registered against the ten accused for offence puni…

30 September 2022 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hima Kohli

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Munikrishna @ Krishna etc. vs State by Ulsoor Ps

Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302, 34 – Constitution of India – Article 20(3) – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.161 – Evidence Act – ss.25, 27…

30 September 2022 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat, Sudhanshu Dhulia

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Sushanta Kumar Banik vs State of Tripura & Ors.

Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988: s. 3(1) – Power to make orders detaining certain pers…

30 September 2022 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat, J.B. Pardiwala

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Shri Chatrapati Shivaji Gaushala vs State of Maharashtra and Others

Cattle: Custody of property pending trial – A truck transporting 18 heads of cattle was intercepted – Driver of the truck was unable to prov…

30 September 2022 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hima Kohli

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Shailesh And 3 Others vs State Of U.P.

The accused-appellants (Shailesh, Mahadev, Kuldeep, and Raju) were convicted by the Sessions Judge, Hapur, under Sections 302 read with 34 o…

IPC §302 IPC §34 CrPC §313

30 September 2022 · Dr. Kaushal Jayendra Thaker J., Nalin Kumar Srivastava J.

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Anju Garg & Anr. vs Deepak Kumar Garg

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 125 – Order for maintenance of wives, children and parents – Basis purpose u/s. 125 – Held: Is to ameli…

28 September 2022 · Allowed · Dinesh Maheshwari, Bela M. Trivedi