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Arms Act, 1955

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ROHIT BABUNATH CHAURASIAversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Allowed

The applicant, Rohit Babunath Chaurasia, sought bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for alleged involvement in a jewellery shop robbery where he was the driver of the getaway car. He was charged under Sections 311, 309(6) and 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, …

SHIO SHANKAR DUBEY & ORS.versusSTATE OF BIHAR

2019 INSC 658Dismissed

On 16 May 1980, Raj Keshwar Singh was murdered by a group of five accused who were armed and fled the scene. The prosecution relied on the testimony of PW11 (the brother of the deceased and informant), PW13 (a relative of the deceased) and PW5 (an eyewitness who identified four of the accused but …

UNION OF INDIA THROUGH CBIversusNIRALA YADAV @ RAJA RAM YADAV @ DEEPAK YADAV

2014 INSC 425Dismissed

The accused, Nirala Yadav, was arrested for offences under the IPC, Arms Act and POTA. After the statutory 90‑day period for filing a charge‑sheet elapsed without a charge‑sheet or an extension application, he filed an application under s.167(2) CrPC for bail. The CBI then filed an application for a …

SAYED DARAIN A.HSAN @ DARAINversusSTATE OF WEST BENGAL & ANR.

2012 INSC 143Dismissed

The appellant Sayed Darain Ahsan was convicted under IPC sections 302 and 34 for the murder of Mughal, based on the testimony of four local eyewitnesses who identified him and his associate as the shooters. The defence argued that the eyewitness accounts conflicted with medical evidence showing only …

RAMESHversusSTATE OF RAJASTHAN

2011 INSC 148Dismissed

The case involved the murder of money‑lender RL and his wife during a robbery of their house‑cum‑shop, where the accused A‑1 (Gordhan Lal), A‑2 (Bharat Kumar) and A‑3 (Ramesh) were convicted of murder, robbery and related offences. The prosecution relied on a chain of circumstantial evidence, …

SHEO SHANKAR SINGHversusSTATE OF JHARKHAND & ANR.

2011 INSC 125Case Partly allowed

The appellants Sheo Shankar Singh and Umesh Singh were convicted for the murder of MLA Gurudas Chatterjee, who was shot from a motorcycle while riding pillion. The prosecution relied on the eye‑witness testimony of two riders, corroborated by seizure of the motorcycles, blood‑stained clothing, empty …

STATE OF PUNJABversusRAJINDER SINGH

2009 INSC 1042Dismissed

The case concerns the murder of Harinder Kumar, who was shot during a dispute over brick‑kiln ownership. Rajinder Singh was convicted by the trial court under IPC s.302 and the Arms Act s.27, but the Punjab and Haryana High Court acquitted him, relying on a conflict between eyewitness testimony that …

RAJESH @ RAJU CHANDULAL GANDHI AND ANR.versusSTATE OF GUJARAT

2002 INSC 128Dismissed

The appellants Rajesh and others were convicted under IPC sections 120B, 452 and 302, and the Arms Act for the murder of Girish Namdar, alleged to have been motivated by a love‑affair dispute. They appealed, claiming the First Information Report (FIR) was ante‑timed to plant eye‑witnesses, that the …

JASHUBA BHARATSINH GOHIL AND ORS .versusSTATE OF GUJARAT

1994 INSC 153Disposed off

The Supreme Court examined the murder‑conspiracy case of 20 September 1984 in which twelve persons were tried for offences including murder, unlawful assembly and illegal possession of arms. The trial court convicted all accused and sentenced them to life imprisonment; the Gujarat High Court upheld …

KAPILDEO SINGH AND ORS.versusSTATE OF BIHAR

1993 INSC 143Case Partly allowed

The case concerned six accused, including Kapildeo Singh, charged with the murder of Shyamdeo Singh and grievous injuries to Rajmani Devi. The trial court acquitted them, the High Court reversed the acquittal, and the Supreme Court examined the appeal. The Court evaluated the admissibility of a …

BIRENDRA KUMAR RAI ALIAS VIRENDRA KUMAR RAIversusUNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

1992 INSC 235Dismissed

Birendra Kumar Rai was arrested under the Arms Act and Motor Vehicles Act and was in jail when a complaint under the NDPS Act was filed. While he remained in custody, a detention order under Section 3(1) of the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 …