Kalicharan & Ors. vs State of Uttar Pradesh
SC · 14 December 2022
[2022] 16 S.C.R. 56 : 2022 INSC 1277
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.213, 313 – Failure to comply with the requirements of s.213 and s.313 – The Fast track Court convicted accused nos.1, 2, 3 and 4 for offences punishable u/s. 302, 307 of the IPC alon…
Chandi Puliya vs The State of West Bengal
SC · 12 December 2022
[2022] 14 S.C.R. 566 : 2022 INSC 1276
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: ss.227, 300, 228 – Discharge application – Appellant was acquitted by the Sessions Court for the offences under ss. 148, 149, 448, 364 and 506 IPC – Second FIR filed against appellant al…
Ashok Kumar Singh Chandel vs State of U.P.
SC · 4 November 2022
[2022] 12 S.C.R. 1035 : 2022 INSC 1164
Penal Code, 1860 – s. 302 r/w s.149, s.307 r/w s.149 and s.148 – Arms Act, 1959 – ss.25 and 30 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.293 – Murder of five persons – Seven accused – The deceased belonged to or were associ…
Vijay Rajmohan vs State Represented by the Inspector of Police, CBI, Acb, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
SC · 11 October 2022
[2022] 19 S.C.R. 563 : 2022 INSC 1066
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1981 – s.19 – Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 – Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 – Whether an order of…
Ajwar vs Niyaj Ahmad & Anr.
SC · 30 September 2022
[2022] 7 S.C.R. 356 : 2022 INSC 1054
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss. 161, 482, 173 – Bail – When not granted – FIR was registered against the ten accused for offence punishable u/s 147, 148, 149, 302, 307, 352 and 504 r/w. s.34 of the IPC – The first…
Munikrishna @ Krishna etc. vs State by Ulsoor Ps
SC · 30 September 2022
[2022] 13 S.C.R. 415 : 2022 INSC 1322
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302, 34 – Constitution of India – Article 20(3) – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.161 – Evidence Act – ss.25, 27 – Murder of old aged person – Circumstantial Evidence – Appellants were convicte…
Anju Garg & Anr. vs Deepak Kumar Garg
SC · 28 September 2022
[2022] 5 S.C.R. 909 : 2022 INSC 1033
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 125 – Order for maintenance of wives, children and parents – Basis purpose u/s. 125 – Held: Is to ameliorate the agony, anguish and financial suffering of a woman who is required to l…
Jigar @ Jimmy Pravinchandra Adatiya vs State of Gujarat
SC · 23 September 2022
[2022] 13 S.C.R. 367 : 2022 INSC 1013
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.167(2) – The Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime Act, 2015 – s.20(2) – Proviso added by the 2015 Act to sub-section (2) of s.167, CrPC – Interpretation of. Code of Crimin…
In Re: Framing Guidelines Regarding Potential Mitigating Circumstances to Be Considered While Imposing Death Sentences vs In Re: Framing Guidelines Regarding Po
SC · 19 September 2022
[2022] 16 S.C.R. 543 : 2022 INSC 987
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss. 235, 309 – Whether, after recording conviction for a capital offence, under law, the court is obligated to conduct a separate hearing on the issue of sentence – Held: it is necessar…
Mohammad Latief Magrey vs The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir & Ors.
SC · 12 September 2022
[2022] 11 S.C.R. 236 : 2022 INSC 947
Constitution of India – Arts. 14, 21, 25, 26 and 136 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.176(3) – Exhumation of the dead body – There was an encounter between militants and Police – Four militants were shot including…
State through Deputy Superintendent of Police vs R. Soundirarasu etc.
SC · 5 September 2022
[2022] 7 S.C.R. 630 : 2022 INSC 915
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: ss.239, 397, 401 – Discharge of accused – Respondent No.1 was serving as Motor Vehicle Inspector during the check period – Respondent No. 2 is his wife who is a commerce graduate and is…
Manendra Prasad Tiwari vs Amit Kumar Tiwari & Anr.
SC · 12 August 2022
[2022] 13 S.C.R. 174 : 2022 INSC 1317
Penal Code, 1860 – s.376 – Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) – ss. 5 and 6 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss. 397, 482 – Discharge of Accused – ‘X’, delivered a baby and thereafter commi…
J. Vedhasingh vs R.M. Govindan & Ors.
SC · 11 August 2022
[2022] 6 S.C.R. 888 : 2022 INSC 825
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 and s.300 (1) – High Court allowed criminal petition filed by respondents no.1 to 4 u/s.482 CrPC and quashed proceedings u/ss.120B, 406, 420 and 34 IPC taking into consideration t…
Honnaiah T.H. vs State of Karnataka and Others
SC · 4 August 2022
[2022] 6 S.C.R. 1108 : 2022 INSC 794
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.161. 397(2) – Prosecution csae was that FIR was registered on 26 December 2016 for offences punishable under ss.143, 147, 148, 504, 323, 302, 307, 114 and 149 of the IPC – According…
