Chh HC | Whether ‘bank account’ can be held to be `property’ within the meaning of S. 102(1) CrPC? HC explains
Chhattisgarh High Court: Rajendra Singh Samant, J., dismissed the petition being devoid of merits. The facts of the case are such that
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Del HC | Does CrPC allow amendment before taking cognizance and is there any provision to amend criminal complaint? Read Court’s opinion while deciding India Today’s Editor-in-Chief’s application in defamation case
Delhi High Court: Yogesh Khanna, J., reiterated that there is no provision in the Criminal Procedure Code to amend a criminal complaint,
Ss. 97 & 98 of Code of Criminal Procedure are identical with Art. 32 of the Constitution of India as there are concerns with life & liberty of the person
Court of Sessions Judge, Gondia: Suhas V. Mane, Sessions Judge, remanded the matter to Magistrate on noting no foundation in the Magistrate’s
Once an order is found to be passed without jurisdiction, all subsequent proceedings automatically come to an end: Supreme Court
Supreme Court: The 3-Judge Bench comprising of Ashok Bhushan*, R. Subhash Reddy and M.R. Shah allowed the instant appeal against the order
P&H HC | Is there any provision of Negotiable Instruments Act that refers to any pre-condition for availing a valuable right of first appeal? HC elaborates
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Gurvinder Singh Gill, J., observed that, Right to appeal against conviction is an invaluable statutory right vested upon
Del HC | Whether information in respect of an investigation carried out by office of DG of Income Tax (Investigation) is required to be intimated to complainant? Read HC’s view
Delhi High Court: Suresh Kumar Kait, J., while addressing the present matter, observed that, Providing information regarding an ongoing investigation to its informer
Officers designated under Section 53 of the NDPS Act are “Police Officer” within the meaning of section 25 of the Evidence Act; SC holds in 2:1 verdict [Detailed Report]
Any confessional statement made to the Officers designated under Section 53 of the NDPS Act is inadmissible.
Guj HC | Will the Act of demanding repayment of money bring a case within the meaning of S. 306 IPC? HC throws light on ingredients of abetment to suicide
Gujarat High Court: Gita Gopi, J., while addressing an issue with regard to abetment to suicide held that in accordance with the ingredients
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Ori HC | Provisions under Criminal Procedure Code shall have an overriding effect and shall prevail notwithstanding any provision in Pension Rules framed by State Government
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Del HC | Holistic reading of Ss. 306 and 308 CrPC reveals an “inexorable sequence” in which most mandatory step is examination of approver as a witness under S. 306 (4)
Delhi High Court: While deciding the instant matter which revolved around the interplay and interpretation of Sections 306 and 308 of the
Kar HC | In cases of ‘exceptional circumstances’ first remand proceedings can be permitted through video conferencing
Karnataka High Court: While deciding the issue of conducting remand proceedings under Section 167 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 by use of
SC | Contents of pen drive/memory card amount to documentary evidence
Supreme Court: A Division Bench comprising of AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari, JJ. has held that the contents of a memory card
Victim’s counsel can make up for deficiencies in the prosecution case but can’t argue the case
Supreme Court: Dealing with the question relating to the extent to which a victim’s counsel can participate in the prosecution of a
SC does ‘temporary patchwork’ in CrPC by granting power to Magistrate order accused to give voice samples
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ, has held, “until explicit provisions are
Gorkha Regiment personnel declined protection under Section 197(2) CrPC as acts done were not in discharge of official duty
Meghalaya High Court: Mohammad Yaqoob Mir, CJ. sitting in a criminal petition seeking to quash a case against the petitioners (army men),
A private person has no locus to pursue an application under Section 311 CrPC
Patna High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Ashwini Kumar Singh, J. dismissed an application filed under Section 482 CrPC against
Retrial of order of ‘death sentence’ directed by the High Court to the trial court
Patna High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Rakesh Kumar & Arvind Srivastava JJ., while setting aside the order of death sentence,
Section 311 CrPC empowers Court to protect a petitioner against error of improper examination-in-chief by his counsel
Manipur High Court: A criminal petition seeking to allow the petitioner to recall himself as defence witness for re-examination, was allowed by
Arrest in violation of Section 46(4) CrPC would amount to “illegal arrest”
Bombay High Court: In a Writ Petition seeking a writ of Mandamus, the Division Bench comprising of S.J. Kathawalla and Bharti H.