Section 188 IPC Archives

‘Police Officers cannot compel citizens or its employees to help them’; Bombay HC quashes FIR against officer who showed difficulty to provide employees as panch witness

“Even though every citizen is duty bound to help the police, that does not mean that refusal of the same shall be considered as an offence in all situations.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Can an offence under S. 498A IPC committed outside India, be tried before Indian Courts? Kerala HC answers

“If any part of the offence or even one instance of the overt act is committed in India, the sanction under Section 188 CrPC is not required”

Op Eds OP. ED.

Principles with Respect to Sanction at Various Stages when Offence is Alleged to be Committed beyond the Jurisdiction of Indian Territory: A Critical Appraisal of Proviso to Section 188 CrPC

by Shreya Tripathi*

Case Briefs High Courts

Chh HC | S. 195 CrPC is a limitation on powers of Magistrate to take cognizance for an offence under S. 188 IPC

Arunima Bose, Editorial Assistant has put this story together

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | No investigation against Ganga Ram Hospital for now: Court grants interim stay on investigation into FIR filed by Delhi Govt [Read detailed report]

Delhi High Court: C. Hari Shankar, J., granted an ad-interim injunction and restrained police from making any investigation against Ganga Ram Hospital in

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Defect of non-compliance of Section 195 CrPC cannot be cured by filling subsequent chargesheet

Delhi High Court: The Bench of Sanjeev Sachdeva, J. allowed a petition filed against order of the trial court whereby it has taken