section 41 Archives

Supreme Court: Gift of temple inam property to State Government void ab initio; State is custodian, not owner

The Supreme Court declared a gift of temple inam land to the Tamil Nadu Government void under Section 41, HR&CE Act, 1959, enhanced monthly lease rent to ₹31,000 and directed payment of arrears and costs.

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay High Court grants interim bail to former Chairman Videocon Group, Venugopal Dhoot for his arrest being in violation of Section 41, 41-A CrPC

Merely by mentioning in the arrest memo that the petitioner has been inconsistent in his statements before the Investigating Officer and has kept on changing his versions and as such, has not co-operated with the investigation in disclosing full and true facts, is not sufficient and the same cannot be a ground of arrest as it is unacceptable and contrary to the mandate of Section 41(1)(b)(i)&(ii) from (a) to (e) of the CrPC.