Criminal Revision Archives

Father-in-law not liable to maintain Daughter-in-law under Muslim Personal Law: MP High Court

As per the provisions of Muslim law and the DV Act, the Court opined that the present petitioner being father-in-law of respondent, cannot be compelled to give maintenance to the respondent.

Case Briefs High Courts

Does the victim have a statutory right to be impleaded in a revision petition? Delhi HC Answers

‘While the victim/complainant has a right to be heard in the revision proceedings, such right does not upscale itself to a right to be impleaded in the said criminal revision’

Case Briefs High Courts

Calcutta High Court dismisses District Child Protection Officer’s revision application on failure to establish proceedings as frivolous or vexatious

Calcutta High Court emphasised that the power under Section 482 of the CrPC should be exercised sparingly and only to prevent abuse of process or to secure the ends of justice.

Case Briefs High Courts

Calcutta High Court affirms rejection of Section 311 CrPC application due to bar on criminal revision under Section 397(2) CrPC

The Calcutta High Court observed that Section 311 of the CrPC provides wide discretionary powers to courts for summoning, examining, or recalling witnesses if their evidence is essential to a just decision.

Case Briefs High Courts

An order of discharge would be warranted only in cases where Court is satisfied that there are no chances of conviction, and trial would be a futile exercise; Allahabad High Court reiterates

Allahabad High Court has held that the Trial Court has, after analysing the entire facts and evidence have concluded that there is sufficient ground to frame charges against the accused, and thus has rejected the discharge application. So, there is no illegality in the impugned order

Case Briefs High Courts

Allahabad High Court upholds orders passed by Sultanpur Court refusing Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s application to quash criminal proceedings for making derogatory remarks against BJP and Congress

If during course of investigation some credible evidence have been collected, charge sheet has been filed, cognizance has been taken, discharge application has been rejected by the Trial Court by speaking and reasoned order and that order has been upheld by the Revisional Court, by a speaking and reasoned order, then Arvind Kejriwal must participate in the trial proceedings.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Maintenance of wife and children| Income Tax returns not accurate to determine real income; Family Court must determine husband’s real income: SC

Supreme Court: While deciding a case filed under Section 125 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), in which the appeal

Case Briefs High Courts

Sufficient material for framing charges against Senthil Balaji in cash-for-job scam; Madras High Court upholds trial court’s order

Madras High Court: In a criminal revision petition filed by Tamil Nadu electricity minister V. Senthil Balaji to set aside

Case Briefs High Courts

“Juvenile can be denied bail, if his release defeats ends of justice”; Allahabad High Court upholds JJB order declining bail to a juvenile in a rape case of a 6-year-old

Allahabad High Court: In a criminal revision petition filed under Section 102 of the Juvenile Justice Act challenging the order passed by

Case Briefs High Courts

Tripura High Court reiterates that charges framed against the accused must be established and proved beyond any shadow of doubt

Tripura High Court: In a criminal revision petition filed for examining the legality, validity and propriety of the impugned judgment passed by