2022 SCC Vol. 9 Part 2
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — S. 31(7) and Ss. 17, 21, 23(3), 24(1), 25, 26, 29 and 85(2)(a) —
IPC
2022 SCC Vol. 9 Part 1
Income Tax Act, 1961 — Ss. 260-A, 269 and 120 — Appropriate High Court for filing appeal or reference against
“Death was not pre-meditated”; Allahabad High Court modifies conviction under Section 302 IPC into Section 304 IPC
Allahabad high Court: In an appeal filed against the judgment and order passed by Sessions Judge, convicting and sentencing the
Allahabad High Court| Consenting adults have right to choose their life partner and it cannot be interfered with by any other person
Allahabad High Court: In a habeas corpus writ petition filed by the husband Sanjay Kumar Singh, J. has held that
Know Thy Judge | Justice S. Ravindra Bhat
by Ritu Singh†
Allahabad High Court grants bail to accused in a POCSO case, as prosecutrix has delivered his child and was willing to marry him
Allahabad High Court: In a bail application under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) filed by the
CNLU | Guest Lecture on “Arbitration: Emerging Trends for Dispute Resolution” [14th October 2022]
The CCADR, CNLU, is going to organise a guest lecture on “Arbitration: Emerging Trends for Dispute Resolution” on 14th October
Newspaper report is a hearsay evidence and requires corroboration; Allahabad High Court upholds dismissal of complaint against Yogi Adityanath
Allahabad High Court: In a petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India to set aside the judgements passed
Mere phrase ‘abused me in a very filthy language’ does not suffice; Required to prove the nature of abuses to make a case under S. 509 IPC: Delhi Court
West, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi: In a case wherein it is alleged that the accused committed the offence punishable under
MP Mohan Delkar Suicide| Why Bombay High Court quashed FIRs against Dadra and Nagar Haveli UT Administrator Praful Khoda Patel and 8 others
Bombay High Court: While deliberating upon the instant writ petitions for quashment of FIR registered in connection with the suicide of prominent
Journalist Siddique Kappan gets bail after 23 months in prison; cannot leave Delhi for 6 weeks: Supreme Court
The Kerala journalist was arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act on his way to Hathras, Uttar Pradesh to report on the alleged gang-rape of a Dalit woman, who later died in the Hospital.
Bombay HC invokes principles of repatriation and restoration, and grants bail to a juvenile accused of gangrape
Bombay High Court: In deciding the instant bail application filed by a juvenile applicant by invoking Section 12 of Juvenile Justice (Care
Challenges in Counter-Cases
by Dr Sanjith S.† and Dr S. Balachandran†
Grant of interim bail does not obviate regular bail; Delhi High Court denies bail to UP Police official and RPF constable for committing murder of LIC agent
Delhi High Court: In an application filed by the applicant who is a UP Police official, charged under Section 302,
Whether pleading guilty in the statement recorded under Section 313 CrPC sufficient for conviction or not? Allahabad High Court answers
Allahabad High Court: Samit Gopal, J. acquitted the appellant of the charges leveled against him of Section 307 of Penal
2022 SCC Vol. 7 Part 4
Constitution of India — Arts. 300-A and 31 — Expropriation of private property by State — Compensation — Entitlement: State
Confessions made to Additional SP under Section 12 MCOCA not inadmissible; rank of SP includes SP, Additional SP, DCP: SC
“A difference in the seniority of a particular officer is not the same as a difference in their ranks.”
2022 SCC Vol. 7 Part 3
Advocates Act, 1961 — S. 16 — Procedure for designation of Senior Advocates: Clarification of Guidelines prescribed for Supreme Court
The Law of Weights, Measures and their Declaration on Products
by Samir Malik† and Mahip Singh Sikarwar††
Supreme Court sets aside Madhya Pradesh HC’s “utterly incomprehensible” judgment discharging accused in a minor’s rape case for delay in filing FIR
“The facts of this litigation are quite heart-breaking and at the same time, more disturbing is the utterly incomprehensible impugned judgment of the High Court discharging the accused of the offence of rape essentially on the ground of delay in the registration of the FIR.”