Indian Court Judgments — 2022

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Ramabora @ Ramaboraiah & Anr. vs State of Karnataka

Penal Code,1860 – ss.143,144,148,147,448,302 and 149 – 22 accused formed unlawful assembly, armed with deadly weapon and trespassed into the…

10 August 2022 · Allowed · Indira Banerjee, V. Ramasubramanian

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Mehmood Pracha vs Central Administrative Tribunal

MEHMOOD PRACHA v. CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL (Criminal Appeal No. 892 of 2020) AUGUST 10, 2022 [K. M. JOSEPH AND HRISHIKESH ROY, JJ.] C…

10 August 2022 · Allowed · K.M. Joseph, Hrishikesh Roy

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Khema @ Khem Chandra etc. vs State of Uttar Pradesh

Criminal Trial: Evidence – Appreciation of – Discrepancies and inconsistencies in the evidence of the prosecution witnesses – Effect of – On…

10 August 2022 · Allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha

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Varsha Garg vs The State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss. 91, 311 – Challenge to the dismissal of applications filed by the prosecution for the production of t…

8 August 2022 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, A.S. Bopanna

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Reliance Industries Limited vs Securities and Exchange Board of India & Ors.

Companies Act, 1956 – s.77 – Non-disclosure of information by SEBI – SEBI directed to act fairly – Complaint was filed with SEBI against RIL…

5 August 2022 · Allowed · N.V. Ramana, J.K. Maheshwari, Hima Kohli

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Xyz vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors.

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 – s.156(3) – “may” – Commission of cognizable offence alleged, need for police investigation – Exercise of jur…

5 August 2022 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, J.B. Pardiwala

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Honnaiah T.H. vs State of Karnataka and Others

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.161. 397(2) – Prosecution csae was that FIR was registered on 26 December 2016 for offences punishable…

4 August 2022 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, J.B. Pardiwala

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Jai Prakash Tiwari vs State of Madhya Pradesh

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 313 – Power to examine the accused – Object and scope of – Held: s. 313 confers a valuable right upon a…

4 August 2022 · Allowed · N.V. Ramana, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli

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Siddharth Mukesh Bhandari vs The State of Gujarat and Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Stay of investigation and/or interim relief while exercising powers u/s.482 CrPC – Private respon…

2 August 2022 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna

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Noor Mohammed vs Khurram Pasha

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 – s.143A – Mandate of – Failure to deposit interim compensation in terms of s.143A and its effect, if any,…

2 August 2022 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat, Sudhanshu Dhulia

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Dauvaram Nirmalkar vs State of Chhattisgarh

Penal Code, 1860 – ss.304 Part I and 302 and Exception 1 to s.300 – Murder – Conviction of appellant by Courts below u/s.302 IPC for murder…

2 August 2022 · Partly allowed · Sanjiv Khanna, Bela M. Trivedi

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Sunita Palita & Others vs M/s Panchami Stone Quarry

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Quashing of proceedings – Dishonour of cheque – Account Payee Cheque signed by accused no. 2, who…

1 August 2022 · Allowed · Indira Banerjee, J.K. Maheshwari

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Daxaben vs The State of Gujarat & Ors.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 482 – Quashing of FIR – FIR u/s.306 for abetment to commit suicide, entailing punishment of imprisonmen…

29 July 2022 · Allowed · Indira Banerjee, V. Ramasubramanian

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Sanjay Puran Bagde & Anr. vs The State of Maharashtra

Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 r/w s.34 – Murder – Common intention – On the fateful night at about 3 a.m., the victim and his wife (eye witness)…

28 July 2022 · Dismissed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, M.M. Sundresh

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Shiv Kumar Sharma vs State of Rajasthan

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – ss.13(1)(d)(ii), 15 – Penal Code, 1860 – s.477A – Complaint made regarding malpractices in the construc…

28 July 2022 · Allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha

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Vijay Madanlal Choudhary & Ors. vs Union of India & Ors.

Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 – s.2(1), Clause (na) – Expression “proceedings” therein – Held: The expression “proceedings” occur…

27 July 2022 · A.M. Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari, C.T. Ravikumar

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Prahlad vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr.

Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302,120B and 34 – Arms Act, 1959 – ss.25,27 – Acquittal under – Prosecution case was that victimdeceased had political…

27 July 2022 · Allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha

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Ghulam Hassan Beigh vs Mohammad Maqbool Magrey & Ors.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: 226, 227 and 228 – Penal Code, 1860: 147, 302, 323, 354 & 451 – Accused persons formed an unlawful assembl…

26 July 2022 · Allowed · A.M. Khanwilkar, Abhay S. Oka, J.B. Pardiwala