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…
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…
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…
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…
Suryavir vs State of Haryana
SC · 3 February 2022
[2022] 2 S.C.R. 1 : 2022 INSC 139
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 302, 34 and 120-B – Indian Arms Act, 1959 –s.25 – The present appellant-original accused no.1 along with two persons (‘D’ and ‘P’) were tried for having committed murder of PW-12’s son – FIR was re…
Ishwarji Nagaji Mali vs State of Gujarat and Another
SC · 18 January 2022
[2022] 2 S.C.R. 694 : 2022 INSC 57
Code of Criminal Procedure – s.439 – Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 302, 120B, 114 – Bail – Grant of, when not proper – FIR was lodged against unknown persons initially for offences punishable u/s.304A, IPC and ss.177, 184 & 134…
Rajesh Prasad vs The State of Bihar and Anr. etc.
SC · 7 January 2022
[2022] 3 S.C.R. 1046 : 2022 INSC 19
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302/34, 120B – Explosive Substances Act, 1908 – ss. 3, 4 – In the instant case, the accused-respondent committed offence u/s 302 r/w 34 and 120B IPC by causing death of father of appellant-informant…
Parveen @ Sonu vs The State of Haryana
SC · 7 December 2021
[2021] 9 S.C.R. 643 : 2021 INSC 835
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.224, 225, 332, 353, 302 r/w s.120-B – Case of prosecution that police party was escorting four accused to be produced before the Court – Appellant, a party to another accused group, conspired togeth…
Lala @anurag Prakash Aasre vs The State of Maharashtra
SC · 24 August 2021
[2021] 8 S.C.R. 501 : 2021 INSC 415
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302, 120B, 147, 148 and 324 – Unlawful assembly with common object of causing death – Prosecution case that dispute between the parties – Deadly assault on victim by 10-12 persons carrying sharp edg…
Basheera Begam vs Mohammed Ibrahim & Ors.
SC · 31 January 2020
[2020] 3 S.C.R. 562 : 2020 INSC 116
Penal Code, 1860 – s.120B & s.302 r/w s.34 – Case based on circumstantial evidence – Case of prosecution that D2 (son of A4) and D1 (nephew of A3) were friends – Brother of A3 & A4 and uncle of D2, who lived in Malaysia,…
Balwan Singh vs The State of Chhattisgarh and Anr.
SC · 6 August 2019
[2019] 11 S.C.R. 1 : 2019 INSC 862
Penal Code, 1860: s.120-B and ss.148, 302/149– Case of the prosecution that on account of previous enmity with the victimdeceased, the appellant was talking with the other accused regarding preparation to kill him – Thei…
Birla Corporation Limited vs Adventz Investments and Holdings Limited & Others
SC · 9 May 2019
[2019] 7 S.C.R. 655 : 2019 INSC 663
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 379, 403, 411 r/w. s. 120B – Theft and misappropriation of the documents – A Company petition was filed before Company Law Board (CLB) – In the said Company petition, documents No. 1 to 54 were fil…
Shiv Shankar Prasad Singh vs The State of Bihar
SC · 28 February 2019
[2019] 3 S.C.R. 1078 : 2019 INSC 292
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.409, 477A r/w. s.120B – Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 – s.5(2) r/w. s.5(1)(c) and (d) – Prosecution case was that appellant-accused persons conspired and misappropriated the bags of fertilizers…
