Indian Court Judgments — 2019

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Central Bureau of Investigation vs Arvind Khanna

CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION v. ARVIND KHANNA (Criminal Appeal No. 1572 of 2019) OCTOBER 17, 2019 [R. BANUMATHI AND R. SUBHASH REDDY, JJ.…

17 October 2019 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, R. Subhash Reddy

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Dr. Lakshman vs The State of Karnataka & Ors.

DR. LAKSHMAN v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA & ORS. (Criminal Appeal Nos. 1573-1575 of 2019) OCTOBER 17, 2019 [R. BANUMATHI AND R. SUBHASH REDDY,…

17 October 2019 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, R. Subhash Reddy

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Mani Pushpak Joshi vs State of Uttarakhand & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s.319 and ss.161, 164 - FIR lodged by the father of prosecutrix (aged about 6 years) about sexual assault…

17 October 2019 · Allowed · L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta

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Ebha Arjun Jadeja & Ors. vs The State of Gujarat

Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Preventive) Act, 1987 – s. 20-A(1) – Compliance of – Three accused persons were stopped and personally…

16 October 2019 · Allowed · Deepak Gupta, Aniruddha Bose

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Vinubhai Haribhai Malaviya and Ors. vs The State of Gujarat and Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss. 156(1)(3) and 173(8) – The High Court held that the Magistrate does not possess any power to order a…

16 October 2019 · Disposed · R.F. Nariman, Surya Kant, V. Ramasubramanian

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State of Punjab vs Baljinder Singh & Anr.

STATE OF PUNJAB v. BALJINDER SINGH & ANR. (Criminal Appeal Nos. 1565-66 of 2019) OCTOBER 15, 2019 [UDAY UMESH LALIT, INDU MALHOTRA AND KRISH…

15 October 2019 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Indu Malhotra, Krishna Murari

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Union of India and Ors. vs Gautam Khaitan

Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 – ss.1(3), 2(9)(d), 3, 9, 10, 50, 51, 55, 59, 72, 85 & 8…

15 October 2019 · Allowed · Arun Mishra, M.R. Shah, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai

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Fainul Khan vs State of Jharkhand and Another

Penal Code, 1860: ss.302/149 and ss.323/149 and s.147 – Conviction under – Plea of appellant that charge was framed under ss.302/149 and ss.…

4 October 2019 · Dismissed · Navin Sinha, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai

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Raj Kumar vs The State of Uttar Pradesh

Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954: s.13(2) – Noncompliance of – Sample of milk – Milk Solid Non Fat (MSNF) – 7.7% of MSNF found in s…

4 October 2019 · Dismissed · Deepak Gupta, Aniruddha Bose

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The State of Arunachal Pradesh vs Ramchandra Rabidas @ Ratan Rabidas & Anr.

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – Penal Code, 1860 – Conflict between – The High Court held that road traffic offences shall be dealt with only und…

4 October 2019 · Allowed · Indu Malhotra, Sanjiv Khanna

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Ishwari Lal Yadav vs State of Chhattisgarh

Penal Code, 1860: ss.364/34 r/w. s.120B, ss.302/34 r/w. s.120B and s.201 – Gruesome murder of small boy as a human sacrifice – Prosecution c…

3 October 2019 · Disposed · R.F. Nariman, R. Subhash Reddy, Surya Kant

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Ishwari Lal Yadav & Anr. vs State of Chhattisgarh

Penal Code, 1860 – ss.364/34 r/w. s.120B, ss.302/34 r/w. s.120B and s.201 – Gruesome murder – Prosecution case was that on 4.3.2010 a missin…

3 October 2019 · Partly allowed · R.F. Nariman, R. Subhash Reddy, Surya Kant

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Ravishankar @ Baba Vishwakarma vs The State of Madhya Pradesh

Sentence/Sentencing: Rape/murder of minor – Conviction based on circumstantial evidence – Imposition of death sentence – Held: There is no a…

3 October 2019 · Partly allowed · R.F. Nariman, R. Subhash Reddy, Surya Kant

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Ravi S/O Ashok Ghumare vs The State of Maharashtra

RAVI S/O ASHOK GHUMARE v. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA (Criminal Appeal Nos. 1488-1489 of 2018) OCTOBER 03, 2019 [R. F. NARIMAN, SURYA KANT AND…

3 October 2019 · Disposed · R.F. Nariman, R. Subhash Reddy, Surya Kant

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Union of India vs State of Maharashtra and Ors.

Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 – Supreme Court in Dr. Subhash Kashinath Mahajan v. State of…

1 October 2019 · Allowed · Arun Mishra, M.R. Shah, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai

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Sudam @ Rahul Kaniram Jadhav vs The State of Maharashtra

Review Jurisdiction: Scope of review in criminal proceedings – Held: In criminal proceedings, the scope of review jurisdiction of Supreme Co…

1 October 2019 · Partly allowed · N.V. Ramana, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Indira Banerjee

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Satish Ukey vs Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis and Anr.

SATISH UKEY v. DEVENDRA GANGADHARRAO FADNAVIS AND ANR. (Criminal Appeal Nos. 1515-1516 of 2019) OCTOBER 01, 2019 [RANJAN GOGOI, CJI., DEEPAK…

1 October 2019 · Allowed · Ranjan Gogoi, Deepak Gupta, Aniruddha Bose

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Guru @ Gurubaran & Ors. vs State Rep. by Insp. of Police

S.C.R. 1064 GURU @ GURUBARAN & ORS. v. STATE REP. BY INSP. OF POLICE (Criminal Appeal No.1893 of 2010) SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 [DEEPAK GUPTA AND…

27 September 2019 · Disposed · Deepak Gupta, Aniruddha Bose