Ranvir Singh etc. etc. vs The State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 12 January 2023
[2023] 1 S.C.R. 841 : 2023 INSC 25
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 148, 302/149, 324/149, 304 Part-II – Acquittal under – Appellants-accused persons were charged of having committed an offence u/ss. 148, 302/149, 324/149 – Dehati Nalishi (Ex. P-28) was recorded as…
Rahul vs State of Delhi Ministry of Home Affairs & Anr.
SC · 7 November 2022
[2022] 9 S.C.R. 1129 : 2022 INSC 1176
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 365, 367, 376(2)(g), 302, 201 & 34 – A girl was kidnapped when she was returning from her job along with her friends – She was raped and killed later on and her body was thrown in open field – FIR…
P. Ponnusamy vs The State of Tamil Nadu
SC · 7 November 2022
[2022] 15 S.C.R. 265 : 2022 INSC 1177
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 120B, 109, 341, 302 & 34 – Draft Rules of Criminal Practice, 2020 – Right of accused to demand documents – Appellant along with other eight accused were convicted and sentenced by Sessions Court fo…
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…
The State of Jharkhand vs Shailendra Kumar Rai @ Pandav Rai
SC · 31 October 2022
[2022] 13 S.C.R. 1033 : 2022 INSC 1139
Evidence Act, 1872 – s.32(1) – Dying declaration – Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302,376,341 and 448 – Victim was raped and set on fire – Respondent was convicted u/ss. 302, 341, 376,448 by the Sessions Court onthebasis of dying…
Gurmail Singh & Anr. vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
SC · 17 October 2022
[2022] 13 S.C.R. 1011 : 2022 INSC 1097
Penal Code, 1860: s.149 – Unlawful Assembly – In the instant case, Accused Nos. 1 and 2 are real brothers of the victim-deceased – Land dispute arose between accused persons and deceased – On the fateful day, deceased go…
Md. Jabbar Ali & Ors. vs The State of Assam
SC · 17 October 2022
[2022] 15 S.C.R. 773 : 2022 INSC 1096
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302 r/w 149, 148,123 and 447 – Trial court convicted accused persons under different provisions of IPC including ss. 302 r/w 149, 148,123 and 447 – Prosecution had examined ten witnesses before tria…
N. S. Madhanagopal & Anr. vs K. Lalitha
SC · 10 October 2022
[2022] 15 S.C.R. 649 : 2022 INSC 1323
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.294(b), 341 – When not attracted – Verbal altercation between parties on excessive flow of waste water in the society – Complaint filed by respondent for offences u/ss.294(b), 341 – Application file…
Bohatti Devi vs The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
SC · 30 September 2022
[2022] 7 S.C.R. 283 : 2022 INSC 1052
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302, 120B – Bail – Respondent no.2accused granted bail by High Court – On appeal, held : No cogent reasons have been given by the High Court while releasing the respondent no.2 on bail, germane to t…
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…
Chotkau vs State of Uttar Pradesh
SC · 28 September 2022
[2022] 9 S.C.R. 601 : 2022 INSC 1032
Penal Code, 1860: ss.376, 302 – Rape and murder – Conviction for, and death sentence by courts below – Challenged – Held: There were very serious contradictions in the evidence tendered by prosecution witnesses on crucia…
Aminuddin vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
SC · 23 September 2022
[2022] 19 S.C.R. 271 : 2022 INSC 1020
Bail – Grant of, on parity – When not justified – Penal Code, 1860 – ss.147, 148, 149, 302, 352 and 34 – Held: When the bail granted to co-accused person has been disapproved by Supreme Court and such grant of bail to co…
Chherturam @ Chainu vs State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 13 September 2022
[2022] 7 S.C.R. 210 : 2022 INSC 951
Penal Code, 1860 – Murder – Exception 4 of s.300, s.82 – Exception 4 of s.300, when not applicable – Father and appellantson were drinking alocohol together, got into a fight – Appellant convicted for murder of his fathe…
Dibaker Nunia & Anr. vs The State of Assam
SC · 30 August 2022
[2022] 6 S.C.R. 1151 : 2022 INSC 886
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302, 34 – Eye-witnesses, when not reliable – Person brutally assaulted, received multiple injuries on vital parts, died – Appellants convicted u/s.302/34 – On appeal, held: Findings in question are…
Munuwa @ Satish etc. vs The State of Uttar Pradesh
SC · 26 August 2022
[2022] 12 S.C.R. 86 : 2022 INSC 874
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 34, 302, 307 – Murder – On the fateful day, while the victim-principal of the College was sitting with his family physician and private practitioner-PW-6 outside his office of the college campus, th…
Ram Sharan Chaturvedi vs The State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 25 August 2022
[2022] 11 S.C.R. 1 : 2022 INSC 866
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 201, 380, 435, 457 and 477 rw s. 120B – Theft of cash from the Bank – Criminal conspiracy – Prosecution of three employees of the Bank, for offences of theft of Rs. Six Lakhs from the safe and stron…
Zakir Abdul Mirajkar vs The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
SC · 24 August 2022
[2022] 9 S.C.R. 150 : 2022 INSC 855
Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act,1999 – ss.2(1)(f), 3(1)(ii), 3(2), 3(4), 3(5), 18, 23 and 427 – Penal Code 1860 – ss. 143, 147, 149, 395, 307, 353, 332, 155, 109, 324, 323 and 427 – Maharashtra Prevention of G…
Pushpendra Kumar Sinha vs State of Jharkhand
SC · 24 August 2022
[2022] 11 S.C.R. 25 : 2022 INSC 860
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.109, 409, 420, 467, 471, 477A and 120B – Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – s.13(1)(c) and s. 13(1)(d) – Charges under – While giving effect to an award in favour of RPCL, JSEB faced shortage of f…
Rajbir Singh vs The State of Punjab
SC · 24 August 2022
[2022] 11 S.C.R. 80 : 2022 INSC 858
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 – Death by poisoning alleged – Circumstantial evidence – As per the prosecution, PW-1-informant’s wife died after consuming the milk brought from the appellant, residing in the neighbourhood and…
M N G Bharateesh Reddy vs Ramesh Ranganathan and Another
SC · 18 August 2022
[2022] 6 S.C.R. 1097 : 2022 INSC 847
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 120A, 405, 415, 420, 499, 500 – In the instant case the first respondent was employed as a Consultant Neurosurgeon by BGS Apollo Hospital – Consultancy Agreement was entered into between the first r…
