Indian Court Judgments — 2019

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2. Joint Secretary (Cofeposa), Govt. of India, Ministry of Finance vs Dimple Happy Dhakad

Conservation of Foreign Exchange & Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 – s.3 – Customs Act, 1962 – ss.135, 108 – Appellants-Union o…

18 July 2019 · Disposed · R. Banumathi, A.S. Bopanna

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Vishnu Kumar Tiwari vs State of Uttar Pradesh through Secretary Home, Civil Secretariat Lucknow and Another

VISHNU KUMAR TIWARI v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH THROUGH SECRETARY HOME, CIVIL SECRETARIAT LUCKNOW AND ANOTHER (Criminal Appeal No. 1015 of 201…

9 July 2019 · Allowed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, K.M. Joseph

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P Ramesh vs State Rep by Inspector of Police

Evidence Act, 1872 – s.118 – Competency of child witness – Appellant was tried for the murder of his wife – Convicted by the Sessions Judge…

9 July 2019 · Dismissed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Indira Banerjee

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Randhir Singh vs Union of India & Ors.

Army Act, 1950 – s.120 – Appellant enrolled in the 43 Armed Brigade and at the material time was posted as Acting Lance Dafadar – Allegation…

8 July 2019 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Indira Banerjee

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Central Bureau of Investigation & Anr. vs Mohd. Parvez Abdul Kayuum etc.

Penal Code, 1860: ss. 120B, 302, 307, 201/120B – ss. 25(1)(B)(a), 27(1) and 5 of Arms Act, 1959 – s. 3(1), (2), (3) and (4) and s.4 of Preve…

5 July 2019 · Disposed · Arun Mishra, Vineet Saran

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Christopher Raj vs K Vijayakumar

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881: s.138 – Insufficiency of funds – Dishonour of cheque – Trial court acquitted the appellantaccused – In app…

5 July 2019 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, A.S. Bopanna

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Naval Kishore Mishra vs State of U.P. & Ors.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: ss. 372 proviso and 378 – Appeal against acquittal – Right of victim to file the appeal against the acquit…

5 July 2019 · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, K.M. Joseph

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Asim Shariff vs National Investigation Agency

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 227 – Discharge under – Sought by appellant-accused alongwith other accused – From the charges u/ss. 12…

1 July 2019 · Dismissed · A.M. Khanwilkar, Ajay Rastogi

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Satvinder Singh @ Satvinder Singh Saluja & Ors. vs The State of Bihar

Bihar Excise Act, 1915: ss. 2(17A) and 53(a) [as inserted by Bihar Excise (Amendment) Act, 2016] – Offence of Consumption of liquor in publi…

1 July 2019 · Disposed · Ashok Bhushan, K.M. Joseph

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Pradeep Ram vs The State of Jharkhand & Anr.

PRADEEP RAM v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND & ANR. (Criminal Appeal Nos. 816-817 of 2019) JULY 01, 2019 [ASHOK BHUSHAN AND K. M. JOSEPH, JJ.] Code…

1 July 2019 · Dismissed · Ashok Bhushan, K.M. Joseph

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State of Haryana vs Angoori Devi & Anr.

Penal Code, 1860: s. 498-A r/w 304B – Dowry death – Death of victim due to burn injuries within 7 years of marriage, otherwise than under no…

13 June 2019 · Dismissed · Indira Banerjee, Ajay Rastogi

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Surinder Singh Deswal @ Col. S.S. Deswal and Others vs Virender Gandhi

SURINDER SINGH DESWAL @ COL. S.S. DESWAL AND OTHERS v. VIRENDER GANDHI (Criminal Appeal Nos. 917-944 of 2019) MAY 29, 2019 [M. R. SHAH AND A…

29 May 2019 · Dismissed · M.R. Shah, A.S. Bopanna

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Rakesh Tiwari, Advocate vs Alok Pandey, C.J.M.

Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 – High Court found that the appellant-advocate along with 2-3 junior advocates entered the chamber of the CJM a…

10 May 2019 · Disposed · Arun Mishra, Navin Sinha

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Omanakuttan vs The State of Kerala

OMANAKUTTAN v. THE STATE OF KERALA (Criminal Appeal No. 873 of 2019) MAY 09, 2019 [ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE AND DINESH MAHESHWARI, JJ.] Penal Cod…

9 May 2019 · Dismissed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, Dinesh Maheshwari

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Shio Shankar Dubey & Ors. vs State of Bihar

Penal Code 1860: s. 302 – Murder – Accused persons armed with weapons killed the victim – Informant fled from the scene of incident and reco…

9 May 2019 · Dismissed · Ashok Bhushan, K.M. Joseph

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Birla Corporation Limited vs Adventz Investments and Holdings Limited & Others

Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 379, 403, 411 r/w. s. 120B – Theft and misappropriation of the documents – A Company petition was filed before Compan…

9 May 2019 · Disposed · R. Banumathi, R. Subhash Reddy

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Birendra Prasad Sah vs The State of Bihar & Anr.

BIRENDRA PRASAD SAH v. THE STATE OF BIHAR & ANR. (Criminal Appeal No. 000868 of 2019) MAY 08, 2019 [DR. DHANANJAYA Y CHANDRACHUD AND HEMANT…

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

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Rafiq Qureshi vs Narcotic Control Bureau Eastern Zonal Unit

RAFIQ QURESHI v. NARCOTIC CONTROL BUREAU EASTERN ZONAL UNIT (Criminal Appeal No. 567 of 2019) MAY 07, 2019 [ASHOK BHUSHAN AND K. M. JOSEPH,…

7 May 2019 · Partly allowed · Ashok Bhushan, K.M. Joseph