Indian Court Judgments — 2021

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Keraleeya Samajam & Anr. vs Pratibha Dattatray Kulkarni (Dead) through Lrs & Ors.

Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Condition of Service) Regulation Rules, 1981 – Second petitioner-School directed by High Court to…

1 October 2021 · Dismissed · M.R. Shah, A.S. Bopanna

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Ramgopal & Anr. vs The State of Madhya Pradesh

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.482 and 320 – Quashing of criminal prosecution – On basis of compromise/settlement between the parties…

29 September 2021 · Disposed · N.V. Ramana, Surya Kant

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Ravindranatha Bajpe vs Mangalore Special Economic Zone Ltd. & Others etc.

RAVINDRANATHA BAJPE v. MANGALORE SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE LTD. & OTHERS ETC. (Criminal Appeal Nos. 1047-1048 of 2021) SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 [M. R.…

27 September 2021 · Dismissed · M.R. Shah, A.S. Bopanna

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Shri Mahadev Meena vs Praveen Rathore and Another

Penal Code, 1860– ss.302, 120B – Bail – Murder of appellant’s son – FIR inter alia alleged involvement of first respondent and his proximity…

27 September 2021 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, B.V. Nagarathna

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Triyambak S. Hegde vs Sripad

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 – ss. 118 and 139 – The case of the appellant was that the respondent approached him to sell his house – Pu…

23 September 2021 · Partly allowed · N.V. Ramana, Surya Kant, A.S. Bopanna

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Union of India through Narcotics Control Bureau, Lucknow vs Md. Nawaz Khan

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 – ss.8, 21, 27A and 29 – On receiving information, a vehicle was intercepted by the NCB…

22 September 2021 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, B.V. Nagarathna

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Kala Singh @ Gurnam Singh vs State of Punjab

Penal Code, 1860 – s.304 Part II r/w s.34 and s.201 – Appellant-accused and deceased had a sudden fight – In the heat of passion, the co-acc…

21 September 2021 · Partly allowed · R. Subhash Reddy, Hrishikesh Roy

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Bhagwan Narayan Gaikwad vs The State of Maharashtra and Ors.

Penal Code, 1860 – s.326 – Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons – Conviction under – Prosecution case that the appellant a…

20 September 2021 · Dismissed · Ajay Rastogi, Abhay S. Oka

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Kanchan Sharma vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

KANCHAN SHARMA v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ANR. (Criminal Appeal No. 1022 of 2021) SEPTEMBER 17, 2021 [R. SUBHASH REDDY AND HRISHIKESH ROY,…

17 September 2021 · Allowed · R. Subhash Reddy, Hrishikesh Roy

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Mohd. Rafiq @ Kallu vs The State of Madhya Pradesh

Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 and s.304 – Prosecution case that Sub-Inspector (SI) motioned a truck, driven by the accused/appellant, to stop – I…

15 September 2021 · Allowed · K.M. Joseph, S. Ravindra Bhat

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Velladurai vs State Represented by the Inspector of Police

Penal Code, 1860 – s.306 r/w s.4(b) of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act – Abetment to suicide – Mere harassment without any…

14 September 2021 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, Aniruddha Bose

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Ramesh Chandra Srivastava vs The State of U. P. & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.319 – Summons purporting to invoke power u/s.319 CrPC – Challenge to – Murder – Deposition of second re…

13 September 2021 · Allowed · K.M. Joseph, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha

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Shakuntala Shukla vs State of Uttar Pradesh and Another

Bail – Murder case – Conviction of accused-private respondents a/w life sentence – Appeals – Grant of bail by High Court during pendency of…

7 September 2021 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, M.R. Shah

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Gumansinh @ Lalo @ Raju Bhikhabhai Chauhan & Anr. vs The State of Gujarat

GUMANSINH @ LALO @ RAJU BHIKHABHAI CHAUHAN & ANR. v. THE STATE OF GUJARAT (Criminal Appeal Nos. 940-941 of 2021) SEPTEMBER 03, 2021 [S. ABDU…

3 September 2021 · Dismissed · S. Abdul Nazeer, Krishna Murari

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Rahmat Khan @ Rammu Bismillah vs Deputy Commissioner of Police

Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 – s.56(1)(a)(b) – Externment order – The State Government introduced a scheme for the upliftment of the Muslim…

25 August 2021 · Allowed · Indira Banerjee, V. Ramasubramanian

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Manjeet Singh vs State of Haryana & Ors.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.319 – Summoning of additional accused – An FIR was registered on the basis of the statement of the orig…

24 August 2021 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, M.R. Shah

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Harjit Singh vs Inderpreet Singh @ Inder and Another

Bail: Grant of bail – Exercise of power while granting bail, scope of – Duty of appellate court particularly when bail was refused by lower…

24 August 2021 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, M.R. Shah

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Lala @anurag Prakash Aasre vs The State of Maharashtra

Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302, 120B, 147, 148 and 324 – Unlawful assembly with common object of causing death – Prosecution case that dispute be…

24 August 2021 · Dismissed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Hrishikesh Roy