Section 397 CrPC Archives

Custody of minor daughter with her grandparent not wrongful confinement under Mohammedan Law: Gujarat HC

The Court held that Mohammedan Law’s recognition of the mother’s custodial right up to puberty does not automatically render the custody of the minor with her grandparent wrongful.

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Does framing of charge means that accused is guilty or does it imply that accused may be guilty? Del HC elaborates

Delhi High Court: Expressing that, the revisional jurisdiction is not meant to test the waters of what might happen in the trial,

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Money laundering offence under PMLA is, layered and multi-fold and includes stages preceding and succeeding offence of laundering money: Del HC

Delhi High Court: While expressing the object of PMLA Act Chandra Dhari Singh, J., expressed that, offence of money laundering is threefold

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Del HC | What is the scope of power of revision of HC under CrPC? Court discusses while denying interference in matrimonial matter

Delhi High Court: Subramonium Prasad, J., while addressing the present revision petition expressed that: “A court in revision considers the material only

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Kar HC | Court in exercise of its powers under S. 397 CrPC cannot re-appreciate evidence and arrive at a different conclusion, even if a different view is possible from the evidence; Petition dismissed

Karnataka High Court: John Michael Cunha J., while rejecting the present criminal revision petition, elaborated on scope and ambit of Section 397

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All HC | Offences under Ss. 498-A IPC and 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act compounded in light of settlement between parties

Allahabad High Court: Dr Kaushal Jayendra Thaker, J., addressed a matter with regard to the settlement of divorce proceedings. Parties in the present

Case Briefs Supreme Court

HC cannot sit as an appellate court while hearing revision under S. 397 CrPC

Supreme Court: In a matter where the Gujarat High Court had set aside the order passed by a Chief Judicial Magistrate who