Indian Court Judgments — 2018

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Manju Surana vs Sunil Arora & Ors.

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – s.19 – Previous sanction necessary for prosecution – Allegation of corruption in respect of a public se…

27 March 2018 · Jasti Chelameswar, Sanjay Kishan Kaul

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Satpal Singh vs The State of Punjab

Bail: Application seeking anticipatory bail – By appellant-accused in FIR u/s. 22 and 29 of NDPS Act – On the ground of parity as the two co…

27 March 2018 · Disposed · Kurian Joseph, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Navin Sinha

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Bharatkumar Rameshchandra Barot vs State of Gujarat

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.377 – Session Court awarded to the appellant 10 years rigorous imprisonment for offence under s.302 IPC…

26 March 2018 · Dismissed · R.K. Agrawal, Abhay Manohar Sapre

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Gorusu Nagaraju S/O Apparao vs State of Andhra Pradesh

GORUSU NAGARAJU S/O APPARAO v. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Criminal Appeal No. 1032 of 2007) MARCH 23, 2018 [R. K. AGRAWAL AND ABHAY MANOHAR SA…

23 March 2018 · Dismissed · R.K. Agrawal, Abhay Manohar Sapre

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Satyendra Kumar Mehra @ Satendera Kumar Mehra vs The State of Jharkhand

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.357(2) – Appellant was tried for the offence punishable u/ss.420,467,468,471 r/w.120-B IPC – Trial Cour…

23 March 2018 · Dismissed · A.K. Sikri, Ashok Bhushan

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State of Uttar Pradesh vs Om Pal & Ors.

STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH v. OM PAL & ORS. (Criminal Appeal No. 1213 of 2014) MARCH 21, 2018 [N. V. RAMANA AND S. ABDUL NAZEER, JJ.] Penal Code…

21 March 2018 · Dismissed · N.V. Ramana, S. Abdul Nazeer

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Dr. Subhash Kashinath Mahajan vs The State of Maharashtra and Anr.

The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 – s.18 – Exclusion of anticipatory bail, in cases of fals…

20 March 2018 · Allowed · Adarsh Kumar Goel, Uday Umesh Lalit

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P. Sreekumar vs State of Kerala & Ors.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Two FIRs filed in relation to the same offence and against the same accused – Whether the subseque…

19 March 2018 · Allowed · R.K. Agrawal, Abhay Manohar Sapre

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Bimal Gurung vs Union of India & Ors.

Investigation: Transfer of investigation to independent agency – Exercise of power for transferring investigation must be in rare and except…

16 March 2018 · Dismissed · A.K. Sikri, Ashok Bhushan

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Ganga Malik vs Union of India & Ors.

Writ: Writ of mandamus – Writ petition filed by father of SubInspector of Police who was killed when police party which consisted of his son…

16 March 2018 · Dismissed · A.K. Sikri, Ashok Bhushan

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Sri Rameshwar Yadav & Ors. vs The State of Bihar & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss. 205 and 482 – Second respondent filed complaint against her husband and the accused-appellants (paren…

16 March 2018 · Allowed · A.K. Sikri, Ashok Bhushan

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Union of India vs Indian Radiological and Imaging Association and Ors. etc. etc.

Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Determination) Act, 1994: s. 32(1) and (2), and ss. 4, 5 and 6 – Writ…

14 March 2018 · Disposed · Dipak Misra, D.Y. Chandrachud, A.M. Khanwilkar

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Dev Kanya Tiwari vs The State of U.P.

Penal Code, 1860 – s. 302 r/w. s.34 – Prosecution case that brother of complainant-PW-5 was killed by his wife and in-laws – Defence plea th…

12 March 2018 · Allowed · N.V. Ramana, S. Abdul Nazeer

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Sudhakar @ Sudharasan vs State Rep. by the Inspector of Police, Srirangam Police Station, Trichy, Tamil Nadu

Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 – Prosecution case that appellant was found strangulating the neck of his grandmother with his hands – P.W-1(son-in…

12 March 2018 · Allowed · N.V. Ramana, S. Abdul Nazeer

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Bannareddy & Ors. vs State of Karnataka & Ors.

Penal Code, 1860 – ss.148, 341, 504, 326 r/w.149 – Prosecution case that accused No.2 picked up quarrel with P.W-2, thereafter on same day,…

12 March 2018 · Allowed · N.V. Ramana, S. Abdul Nazeer

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The State of Karnataka & Ors. vs M/s. Vedanta Limited (Formerly Known As Sesa Sterlite Limited) & Ors.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.451 and 457 – Disposal of seized property pending trial – Seizure of illegally stocked iron ore – Stat…

6 March 2018 · Allowed · A.K. Sikri, Ashok Bhushan

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Vishnu Chandru Gaonkar vs N.M. Dessai

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 195(1)(b)(ii) – Prosecution under, for offence alleged to have been committed in respect of document pr…

6 March 2018 · Dismissed · A.K. Sikri, Ashok Bhushan

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Rajendra Rajoriya vs Jagat Narain Thapak and Another

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.397 and s.398 – Revision – Scope of – Complaint alleging cheating, filed by appellant, dismissed by the…

23 February 2018 · Allowed · N.V. Ramana, S. Abdul Nazeer