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[MV Act] Jhar HC | If the deceased is a child of tender age, how is the amount of compensation dealt with in motor accidents cases?

Jharkhand High Court: Ananda Sen, J., dismissed and held that the amount which has been awarded by the Tribunal with the interest

Case Briefs High Courts

Chh HC | Interdicting a criminal proceeding midcourse on ground of invalidity of the sanction order not appropriate unless failure of justice has occasioned as per S. 19(3) PC Act

Chhattisgarh High Court: Sanjay K Agrawal, J. dismissed the petition being devoid of merits. Facts The facts of the case are such

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Imprisonment for life is equivalent to rigorous imprisonment for life: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: In a case where a man was convicted for killing his wife on the suspicion of her infidelity and was

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | For the offence of cheating under Penal Code, 1860, is intention of cheating important from inception? Read on

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of V.K. Jadhav and Shrikant D. Kulkarni, JJ., observed that, “…in the case of cheating, the

Case Briefs Supreme Court

No conviction under Section 364A IPC if kidnapper treats victim in “a good manner”: Supreme Court

Supreme Court has laid down the essential ingredients required to be proved by prosecution to convict an accused under Section 364A IPC i.e. kidnapping for ransom.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Explained: Why no case of sedition was made out against journalist Vinod Dua?

“… a citizen has a right to criticize or comment upon the measures undertaken by the Government and its functionaries … “

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CBI | Fictitious firm, non-existent exports, forged documents, met echt results | Court sunders the ingredients of conspiracy, cheat, fraud, forgery and usage

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI): The Court of Shivank Singh, Special Judicial Magistrate (CBI) while convicting the accused of the offences under

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | In case there is conviction of less than 5 persons for the offence of ‘Dacoity’, is it necessary to prove that 5 or more persons aided the crime? Court explains

Allahabad High Court: Saurabh Shyam Shamshery, J., while addressing a criminal appeal observed that “Conviction for “Dacoity” of less than five persons is

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | “Consent induced by fiduciary relationship not a free consent”: Bom HC while refusing bail to rape accused business partner of victim’s father

Bombay High Court: Bharati Dangre, J., while addressing a petition with regard to the rape of a minor girl, made an observation that:

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | “It is the constitutional responsibility of High Courts to monitor the functioning of subordinate courts to ensure timely disposal of cases”; HC directs in cases where litigation is marred by inordinate delay

Allahabad High Court: While deliberating over a matter concerning quashing of a non-bailable order issued by a subordinate court, Rahul Chaturvedi, J.,

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Stating provisions of Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 the Court cancels the remaining sentence of the convict; modifies order in appeal

Uttaranchal High Court: R.C. Khulbe, J., partly allowed an appeal that was filed aggrieved by the Judgment and order passed by Addl.

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL CoA | Punishment of Rape convict increased in appeal considering the previous sentence inadequate in the grave crime; Court allows Revision Application

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Division Bench of K.K. Wickremasinghe and Devika Abeyratne, JJ., allowed

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL SC | Accused of S. 314 Penal Code acquitted by the magistrate to be retried; Court dismisses appeal

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Bench of Buwaneka Aluwihare, LTB Dehideniya and P Padman Surasena, JJ.,

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Is a woman entitled to bail under S. 437(1) CrPC for being a woman? HC explains case of woman accused for murder of minor with cyanide poisoning

Kerala High Court: P.V. Kunhikrishnan, J., dismissed a bail application of a woman who was involved in six murder cases. Petitioner was accused

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Bail granted to rape accused due to his young age and being found not in a position to tamper evidence or flee from justice

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Chander Bhusan Barowalia J. granted bail to the bail accused of facts and averments presented before him. The

Case Briefs High Courts

[Gang Rape] Bom HC | Mere fact that DNA report does not support paternity, is no ground for bail

Bombay High Court: Bharati Dangre, J., rejected the bail application in view of the offence of gang rape against the applicant. Applicant was

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Offence under the Penal Code to be read in totality when there is one incident; appeal dismissed

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Hari Pal Verma, J. dismissed the appeal application against the judgment passed by the Additional Sessions judge.

Case Briefs High Courts

Guj HC | Criminal proceeding can be quashed where allegations made in complaint do not disclose commission of an offence under Penal Code

Gujarat High Court: The Bench of A.P. Thaker, J., allowed the petition filed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code for

Case Briefs High Courts

Asking wife to cook properly is not ill-treatment as envisaged in Penal Code

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sarang V. Kotwal, J., dismissed an appeal concerning the aspect of cruelty being

Case Briefs High Courts

Death of main accused under Prevention of Corruption Act does not result in abatement of trial

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Prakash D. Naik, J. answered a reference made by the Additional Chief Metropolitan