Code of Criminal Procedure, 1908

The appellant, Jugendra Singh, was charged with attempting to rape a nine‑year‑old girl and causing her death by strangulation. The trial court acquitted him, citing minor discrepancies in witness testimonies, but the High Court reversed the acquittal, convicting him under IPC sections 302, 376 and 511 and imposing lif…

Saritha S. Nair filed nominations from two Lok Sabha seats but her nominations were rejected because she had been convicted in two criminal cases, each carrying a three‑year imprisonment, invoking disqualification under Section 8(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. She challenged the rejection through ele…

The appellants, accused in a brawl that resulted in two deaths, were granted bail by the Gujarat High Court on the condition that each deposit Rs.2 lakh as compensation to the victims' heirs. They challenged this condition, arguing that the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) does not empower a court to order compensatio…