Delhi High Court stays summoning of accused in decade-old bank fraud case based solely on S. 161 CrPC statements
The Court opined that the issue requires detailed deliberations and stayed the impugned order till next date of hearing.
Section 161 CrPC
MP High Court stays DCP’s notice summoning Advocate to give statement and signature specimen aiming to breach Advocate-Client Privilege
As an interim measure, the Court restrained the DCP from proceeding further in the matter till the next date of hearing.
Misuse of Advocate-Client Relationship | MP High Court refuses to quash FIR in Rape allegations against Advocate
“Statement of prosecutrix recorded under Section 164 of CrPC cannot be given preference over the FIR and the statement recorded under Section 161 of CrPC.”
[Devotees Castration Case] | Punjab and Haryana HC sets aside Order by SJM directing CBI to produce documents requested by Ram Rahim
The matter was remanded to the Special Judicial Magistrate for a fresh decision regarding the applications preferred by Ram Rahim and the doctor in view of the present Order.
Allahabad High Court| No illegality in taking written statement of witness under Section 161 CrPC when reduced into writing in presence of witnesses as well as I.O.
A written statement sent by post or deliver by another person, may not fall under ‘to examine orally' but a written statement submitted by witness himself to I.O., and if the I.O. has assured its genuineness and reduced it in writing, shall be a statement duly recorded under Section 161 CrPC.
Allahabad High Court observes statements of victim and informant unreliable, when not supported by medical evidence; Releases the accused convicted for Rape
Allahabad High Court: In an appeal against the decision of the Trial Court whereby the accused/appellant has been convicted and sentenced to
Del HC | Accused allowed to confront witness with reference to answer given by him in cross-examination; Law on S. 145 Evidence Act and Ss. 161 & 162 CrPC restated
Delhi High Court: Brijesh Sethi, J., allowed a criminal writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution read with Section 482 CrPC
J&K HC | Prima facie evidence enough for framing of charges, evidence beyond reasonable doubt is not required for same
Jammu & Kashmir High Court: Tashi Rabstan, J. upheld the finding of the revisional court as it was found to be well
P&H HC | Comprehensive directions for fair and expeditious trial, and witness protection issued by Court
Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Division Bench of Rajiv Sharma and Harinder Singh Sidhu, JJ. dismissed an appeal initiated against the
Bom HC | Unsatisfactory explanation for delay in recording of statements of witnesses under S. 161 CrPC proves fatal to prosecution case, conviction reversed
Bombay High Court: P.N. Deshmukh and Pushpa V. Ganediwala, JJ. allowed an appeal filed against the order of the Sessions Judge whereby the
Delhi HC directs the use of advanced technological methods for digital recording and storage of statements under Section 161 CrPC
Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Vipin Sanghi and I.S. Mehta, JJ. took notice of the status report filed by
Action Report| Establish Information retrieval mechanism by using ‘cloud computing’ technology in regard to recording of proceedings: Delhi HC
Delhi High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Vipin Sanghi and I.S. Mehta, JJ., pronounced an order in regard to the action
Accused charged for rape acquitted on the basis of “benefit of doubt” of prosecutrix being a consenting party
Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of Ranjan Gogoi, Navin Sinha, and K.M. Joseph, JJ., allowed an appeal and acquitted the accused-appellant for