Code of Criminal Procedure, 1974

Jitendra Kumar Rode, a former Assistant Commercial Manager of Northern Railway, was convicted under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 for accepting a bribe in 1995. The trial court’s record was subsequently lost, and only a partial, reconstructed set of documents was produced, which did not include essential witne…

The Supreme Court examined the murder of Suresh Dube and the subsequent terrorist‑related conspiracy involving gangs of Bhai Thakur and Manik Patil. The trial court had excluded confessions recorded under Section 15 of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) on the ground of procedural irregular…

The appeal concerned whether an arbitrator appointed under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 could be deemed a "Court" for the purposes of Section 195(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1974, and consequently whether Section 340 Cr.P.C. could be invoked against an arbitrator. The appellant argued that the a…

Bhuwneshwar Singh, a sepoy, was dismissed from service and sentenced to four months' rigorous imprisonment by a District Court Martial (DCM). He challenged the dismissal, conviction, and sentence in the Calcutta High Court, alleging violations of Army Rules and illegal pre‑trial detention beyond three months without Ce…