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…
Ramabora @ Ramaboraiah & Anr. vs State of Karnataka
SC · 10 August 2022
[2022] 4 S.C.R. 827 : 2022 INSC 809
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 house of victim-deceased and committed the murder of victim in furtherance of a…
Sanjay Puran Bagde & Anr. vs The State of Maharashtra
SC · 28 July 2022
[2022] 7 S.C.R. 178 : 2022 INSC 766
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) woke up and while the wife was doing preparations for cooking, the husband went…
Shiv Kumar Sharma vs State of Rajasthan
SC · 28 July 2022
[2022] 13 S.C.R. 403 : 2022 INSC 765
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – ss.13(1)(d)(ii), 15 – Penal Code, 1860 – s.477A – Complaint made regarding malpractices in the construction of rooms and varandha in Primary Schools – As per the prosecution, the appe…
Prahlad vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr.
SC · 27 July 2022
[2022] 16 S.C.R. 82 : 2022 INSC 753
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302,120B and 34 – Arms Act, 1959 – ss.25,27 – Acquittal under – Prosecution case was that victimdeceased had political enmity with three accused (A-1, A-2 and A3) – All three accused hatched a consp…
Mohammed Zubair vs State of NCT of Delhi & Ors.
SC · 20 July 2022
[2022] 18 S.C.R. 494 : 2022 INSC 736
Criminal Law – Multiplicity of proceedings – Penal Code, 1860 – ss.153-A, 295-A, 201, 120-B – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.437, 438, 482 – Constitution of India – Arts. 32, 226 – Foreign Contribution (Regulation…
Mekala Sivaiah vs The State of Andhra Pradesh
SC · 15 July 2022
[2022] 6 S.C.R. 989 : 2022 INSC 727
Penal Code, 1860: s. 302 – Murder – On account of previous grudge, accused armed with knife, sprinkled chilli powder into the eyes of the agriculturalist and stabbed him on the chest and abdomen, resulting in grievous in…
Jarnail Singh & Anr. vs State of Punjab
SC · 12 July 2022
[2022] 13 S.C.R. 196 : 2022 INSC 708
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 409/109, 420/109, 467/109, 471/109, 474/109, 477-A/109 and 120-B – Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – ss. 13(i)(d) and 7 – Allegations against the General Manager of the State Roadways Depot, that…
Ajmal vs The State of Kerala
SC · 12 July 2022
[2022] 14 S.C.R. 503 : 2022 INSC 709
Penal Code, 1860: ss.34, 149, 302, 304 Part II– Culpable homicide not amounting to murder – Deceased along with other friends were stopped by ten accused persons – Verbal altercation took place – Deceased was beaten by a…
Hajabhai Rajashibhai Odedara vs State of Gujarat
SC · 11 July 2022
[2022] 6 S.C.R. 971 : 2022 INSC 704
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302, 307, 328 – Murder – Prosecution case that the accused and co-accused with the object of getting married, hatched a conspiracy and killed the mother and the uncle of co-accused by strangulation…
Mohammad Irfan vs State of Karnataka
SC · 11 July 2022
[2022] 10 S.C.R. 827 : 2022 INSC 664
Penal Code, 1860: ss.121 and 121 A – Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by s.121 – Prosecution case that the Investigating Officer, while investigating incident of shoot-out occurred at Indian Institute of Science,…
Uttam vs The State of Maharashtra
SC · 2 June 2022
[2022] 5 S.C.R. 863 : 2022 INSC 634
Evidence Act, 1872 – Multiple dying declarations – Admissibility, evidentiary value of – Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 – Appellant convicted u/s.302 for having murdered his wife by pouring kerosene on her and setting her on f…
Abhishek vs State of Maharashtra & Ors.
SC · 20 May 2022
[2022] 4 S.C.R. 1128 : 2022 INSC 618
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 363, 364A, 384, 386, 387, 397 and 504 – Sanction order – Challenge to – FIR was registered against the appellant for offences u/s 363, 364A, 384, 386, 387, 397 and 504 IPC – The appellant having re…
Manoj & Ors. vs State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 20 May 2022
[2022] 9 S.C.R. 452 : 2022 INSC 606
Sentence / Sentencing – Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302, 397 – Triple murder, in course of robbery – Three accused – Trial Court convicted the accused-appellants u/s. 302 IPC and imposed death penalty on them – High Court conf…
Veerendra vs State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 13 May 2022
[2022] 4 S.C.R. 225 : 2022 INSC 565
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 376A, 376 (2)(i), 302 – POCSO Act – s. 6 – Rape and murder of a minor girl – Prosecution case that appellant-accused had raped and throttled to cause death of victim, who was daughter of appellant’…
Anuj Singh @ Ramanuj Singh @ Seth Singh vs The State of Bihar
SC · 22 April 2022
[2022] 4 S.C.R. 1023 : 2022 INSC 463
Penal Code, 1860 : ss. 324, 307 r/w s. 34 – Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means – Altercation between the one of the appellant and the informant, over a land dispute – Appellants armed with guns fired…
Devender Singh & Ors. vs The State of Uttarakhand
SC · 21 April 2022
[2022] 4 S.C.R. 1037 : 2022 INSC 457
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 304B, 498A & 120B –Evidence Act, 1872 – s. 113B – Dowry death – Presumption of dowry death – On facts, complaint against appellants-husband, mother-in-law and brother-in-law of the victim-wife that…
Mohd. Firoz vs State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 19 April 2022
[2022] 19 S.C.R. 168 : 2022 INSC 429
Penal Code, 1860 – Ss. 302, 376(2)(i), 376(2)(m), 363, 366, 376A – Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) – ss. 5 (i), 5 (m), 6 – Evidence Act, 1872 – s. 106 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss…
The State of Uttar Pradesh vs Subhash @ Pappu
SC · 1 April 2022
[2022] 5 S.C.R. 832 : 2022 INSC 382
Penal Code, 1860: ss.146, 148, 149,302, 304 – Prosecution case was that six (out of which three persons were unknown) persons came to a shop and attacked the servant (deceased) of the shop with knife and hockey for refus…
Puran Mal vs State of Haryana & Anr.
SC · 10 March 2022
[2022] 2 S.C.R. 859 : 2022 INSC 297
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.439 – Bail – Respondent no.2 was accused of offence u/s.302, IPC – Bail denied by Trial Court – Granted by High Court – On appeal by complainant, held: When the Trial Court has dismis…
