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Ram Karan and his sons were involved in a violent altercation arising from a land encroachment dispute. During a sudden quarrel, knives were used, resulting in the deaths of Prakash Chandra, his son Umesh Chandra, and Ram Karan's son Chhotey Lal, and injuries to Dinesh Chandra. The trial court …
The appellant, Mohanlal Gangaram Gehani, was convicted under s.326 IPC for stabbing an injured man. On appeal, the Supreme Court examined the admissibility of a doctor’s hospital‑register statement that named the assailant as "Tiny" (originally written as "Tony"), the applicability of Section 145 of …
Harbans Singh, along with Kashmira Singh and Jeeta Singh, was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of four persons. While Jeeta Singh was executed and Kashmira Singh's death sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment by the Supreme Court, Harbans Singh's special leave and review …
The petitioner was convicted by a Presidency Magistrate for offences under IPC 120B, the Customs Act and related rules and sentenced to imprisonment of two to four years with a fine. The High Court set aside the conviction, but the Supreme Court restored it. The petitioner had earlier been …
The petitioner filed a writ under Article 32 seeking the release of his brother, Narinder Singh, who had been detained under sub‑section (1) of Section 3 of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974. The only basis for the detention was a case registered …
Prabha Dutt, chief reporter of Hindustan Times, filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking a direction to allow her to interview two death‑row convicts, Billa and Ranga, in Tihar Jail. The Court examined whether Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution confers a press right to unrestricted access to …
The Supreme Court examined the constitutionality of the Special Bearer Bonds (Immunities and Exemptions) Ordinance, 1981 and the subsequent Act, which granted anonymity and tax exemptions to holders of special bearer bonds intended to canalise black money. The petitioners argued that the President …
The appellant, Raghbir, was less than 16 years old when he was convicted of murder under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment by a Sessions Judge. He appealed the conviction, arguing that, as a child, he should have been tried under the Haryana Children Act, 1974, which provides a …
The State of West Bengal charged four police officers with murder under IPC sections 302 and 34 for the deaths of Ranjit and Samir Chakraborty during a police operation in 1970. The trial court convicted them, but the Calcutta High Court acquitted, holding that the order to open fire given by the …
The State of Maharashtra charged Champalal Punjaji Shah with criminal conspiracy under S.120B IPC, S.135 of the Customs Act and Defence of India Rules after gold bars with foreign markings were discovered in his flat. The trial was protracted, with the accused contributing to delays, and the High …
S.S. Dhanoa, an IAS officer, was deputed as General Manager of the Super Bazaars run by the Cooperative Store Ltd., a society registered under the Bombay Cooperative Societies Act. He was charged under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act for selling adulterated honey and argued that he was a …
Jagrup Singh struck his uncle Chanan Singh on the head with the blunt side of a gandhala during a marriage ceremony, causing a fatal head injury. The trial court convicted him of murder under s.302 IPC, a decision affirmed by the High Court, which held that the prosecution had proved intention to …
Gokul Parashram Patil stabbed Anita with a single blow above the left clavicle, causing a muscle‑deep wound that inadvertently cut the superior vena cava, an injury sufficient in the ordinary course of nature to cause death. The trial court and the Bombay High Court convicted him of murder under …
Sewakram Sobhani, a former detainee, sued the editor of the Blitz weekly for defamation after the newspaper published a story alleging he impregnated a female detainee, based on a confidential government enquiry report. The magistrate ordered the plea to be recorded under CrPC s.251 without …
Advocate R.K. Garg, appearing for a petitioner in a Rent Act matter, threw his shoe at the presiding judge after the petition was dismissed for non‑payment of process fee under Order 9 Rule 2 CPC. The judge sought to arrest him under Section 228 IPC and referred the matter to the Himachal Pradesh …
Kuljeet Singh alias Ranga was convicted along with a co‑accused for the murder of two children and sentenced to death under sections 302 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, with additional convictions under sections 363, 365, 366 and 376. The conviction and sentence were affirmed by the High Court and …
The Supreme Court reviewed the acquittal of Kalki and Amara by the Rajasthan High Court, which had set aside their convictions on the ground that the sole eye‑witness, the deceased’s wife, was a "highly interested" witness and that her testimony contained material discrepancies. The Court held that …
The case involved a long-standing dispute over a vacant plot of land between the appellants and Pahelwan (PW I) and his son Ram Swarup. The appellants threw rubbish on the land, leading to an altercation; later, armed appellants attacked PW I and his son, during which PW I snatched a spear and …
The State of Punjab charged Sarwan Singh with embezzlement under IPC s.406, alleging the offence occurred on 22 August 1972 and was detected on 5 January 1973. The trial court convicted him in 1976, sentencing him to one year rigorous imprisonment and a fine. On appeal, the Punjab and Haryana High …
The appellant Dagadu was convicted of murder under IPC s.302 and sentenced to life imprisonment. The Bombay High Court dismissed his first appeal summarily, using only the word "rejected" and providing no reasons. The Supreme Court examined the High Court's power under CrPC s.384 (formerly s.421) to …
The appellants were involved in an irrigation dispute during which the deceased, Mainu Manda, prevented them from irrigating their land. Bhudeo Mandal, one of the appellants, struck the deceased, causing his death, while the other appellants were armed with lathis but caused no injuries. The …
Muniappan was convicted of murdering his maternal uncle and the uncle's son, a double homicide, and was sentenced to death by the Sessions Judge, who described the crime as a "terrific double murder." The Madras High Court affirmed both the conviction and the death sentence. On appeal, the Supreme …
Suresh, a domestic servant, was convicted of murdering his employer Geeta and her three‑year‑old son Anil and of attempting to murder the five‑year‑old Sunil. The conviction rested on the testimony of Sunil, a five‑year‑old child who was not sworn, and on corroborative evidence linking Suresh to the …
The deceased Bhagwan Singh, an Amin, was performing his official duty of auctioning the appellant's land when the appellant Gayasi, along with Moo! Chand and Daya Ram, lay in wait. Daya Ram shot Bhagwan Singh, causing him to fall, and Gayasi then decapitated him with a sword. Gayasi was convicted …
The case arose from a December 5, 1973 incident in Bhawanipur where four persons were killed during a clash involving an alleged unlawful assembly of about twelve men. Twelve accused were charged under IPC sections 302 and 149; the trial court convicted eight, sentencing two (Chhotey and Ram …
The appellants, four brothers who ran the shop M.F. Maniyar & Sons, were convicted under Section 5 of the Explosive Substances Act, Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code and related provisions for possessing and selling large quantities of potassium cyanide, potassium chlorate, detonators and other …
During the construction of Yeshwant Stadium, two accidents caused seven deaths and eight injuries. The municipal officers responsible for the work were suspended pending a departmental inquiry, first on 23 September 1974 and again after a charge‑sheet under IPC 304A was filed in 1976. The High Court …
Ram Chander was convicted of murder under Sections 302 and 34 of the IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment. On appeal, the High Court upheld his conviction while acquitting a co‑accused. The appellant argued that the Sessions Judge had violated the principle of a fair trial by rebuking and …
The State of Haryana charged Sher Singh and his two sons with the murder of Sher Singh's half‑brothers, alleging they assaulted and burned the victims in a village courtyard. The trial court convicted them under Sections 302 and 34 of the IPC, sentencing Sher Singh to death and the others to life …
Dudh Nath Pandey was convicted of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for shooting his brother-in-law, Pappoo Kishore, after a dispute over his desire to marry Pappoo's sister. The trial and appellate courts upheld the conviction and imposed the death penalty. On appeal, the Supreme …
The State of Karnataka appealed against the Karnataka High Court’s order acquitting Hemareddy alias Vemareddy of offences under Sections 467 read with 114 of the IPC and 193 IPC, and modifying the sentence of Pyatal Bhimakka. The case arose from a dispute over land mortgaged for twenty years, where …
The State of Punjab charged six accused of murdering Hazara Singh and Resham Singh, relying primarily on the eye‑witness testimony of Resham Singh (PW‑2) and Bachan Singh (PW‑3). The High Court acquitted all accused, rejecting the witnesses as interested and pointing to inconsistencies, lack of …
Ajit Singh, his son Balwant Singh and another son Mohan Singh were tried for the murder of Manilal and injuries to his brothers. The trial court acquitted them, finding the prosecution evidence unreliable and giving them the benefit of doubt. The State filed an appeal after the limitation period had …
The appellant, a widow, claimed possession of a house that had been sold at auction to the first respondent. After the second respondent, her son, entered the house, he was convicted of trespass and the High Court ordered the house restored to the first respondent. The appellant objected to this …
The Supreme Court examined the Bihar Kendu Leaves (Control of Trade) Act, 1973, which created a state monopoly over the sale of Kendu leaves for bidi manufacturing. The petitioners, traders in Kendu leaves, challenged Clause 13 (a minimum royalty of 75% of the estimated yield) and Clause 4(bb) …
Rama Nand was convicted for the murder of his wife Sumitra under Section 302 IPC, with co‑accused Shish Ram and Kali Datt convicted under Section 201 IPC. The prosecution relied on a series of circumstantial facts: a strong motive demonstrated by threatening letters, Sumitra’s last sighting with the …
The appellant, Shankarlal Gyarasilal Dixit, was convicted of rape and murder of a five‑year‑old girl based solely on circumstantial evidence, including the discovery of the child's body in his house, alleged presence of the appellant at the scene, and forensic traces such as a semen stain on his …
Shildagouda Ningappa Ghandavar was convicted of murdering a young boy during a land dispute. Both the Sessions Court and the High Court sentenced him to death, providing special reasons. The appellant appealed to the Supreme Court, arguing that the death penalty was excessive. The Court examined the …
Alijan Nanhe Pehalwan Qureshi was convicted of murder under s.302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment by the trial court. The High Court affirmed the conviction but issued a judgment without any reasoning. A Special Leave Petition was filed before the Supreme Court, which held that in serious …
The appellant H.S. Bains was alleged to have entered the complainant’s house armed with a revolver and threatened to kill him and his son. The magistrate, on receipt of the complaint, ordered a police investigation under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and the police …
The State of Maharashtra prosecuted Sk. Bannu, Shankar and Mohammad Nazir for forging a bail bond and affidavit in a bail application filed under the Bombay Prohibition Act. The first magistrate who granted bail later transferred the case to another magistrate, who, after discovering the forgery, …
The State of Andhra Pradesh appealed the acquittal of P.T. Appaiah and another, who had been convicted by a Sessions Judge for murder under IPC s.302 read with s.34. A Division Bench of the High Court upheld the conviction but was split on whether the offence was murder or culpable homicide. Under …
Rafiq was convicted by the trial court and affirmed by the High Court for raping a middle‑aged Bal Sewika who was sleeping in a girls' school, and was sentenced to seven years' rigorous imprisonment. He filed a Special Leave Petition before the Supreme Court, contending that the absence of physical …
Residents of Ratlam filed a complaint under s.133 of the Criminal Procedure Code alleging that the Municipal Council had failed to provide sanitary facilities, construct drainage, and stop industrial discharge, creating a public nuisance. The Sub‑Divisional Magistrate ordered the municipality to …
The case involved a constitutional challenge to the death penalty for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and the sentencing procedure under Section 354(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The Supreme Court, by a 4-1 majority, upheld the constitutionality of both provisions. …
The Supreme Court examined two matters concerning the withdrawal of criminal prosecutions under Section 321 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973. In Criminal Appeal No. 287 of 1979, the Court held that a committing magistrate can grant consent to withdraw even when the offence is exclusively triable …
The petitioner, an under‑trial prisoner, complained that he was repeatedly handcuffed while being escorted between Tihar Jail and the court despite a trial‑court order prohibiting such treatment. He filed a writ of habeas corpus under Article 32, alleging violation of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the …
The Supreme Court examined the conviction of V.C. Shukla and Sanjay Gandhi for alleged conspiracy to destroy the film "Kissa Kursi Ka" under various sections of the Indian Penal Code. The Court held that the Special Courts Act, 1979 – which created special courts for offences by persons holding high …
The case involved six accused who were charged with murder and rioting under sections 302, 149 and 148 of the Indian Penal Code for the deaths of two brothers. A long-standing animosity existed between the families, and on the day of the incident the accused entered the victims' house, dragged them …
The petitioner was convicted under Section 376 IPC for raping a girl under 16 years who was sleeping outside her house. He appealed, arguing that the victim's testimony lacked substantial corroboration. The Supreme Court held that in rape cases involving minors, the victim's testimony, when …
The petitioner, an Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police, was accused of subjecting a theft suspect to severe flagellation in police custody, resulting in the suspect's death by asphyxiation. The trial court convicted the petitioner under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for murder and sentenced him …
The petitioner, N.K. V. Bros (P) Ltd., owned a stage carriage that, after nightfall, struck an over‑hanging high‑tension wire, killing eight passengers and injuring many others. The driver was tried under IPC s.304A but was acquitted on the ground that the accident was an act of God. The Accident …
The petitioner, a complainant, alleged that police officers abducted and murdered his brother. A private complaint led to an inquiry under Section 202 Cr.P.C., after which non‑bailable warrants were issued. The accused police applied for bail; the Sessions Court granted bail with conditions, and the …
Meet Singh was convicted under Section 161 of the IPC and Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 and sentenced to one year rigorous imprisonment on each count, to run concurrently, together with a fine. The Punjab & Haryana High Court, while upholding the conviction, reduced the …
The appellant, editor of the magazine 'Mother India', was convicted under Section 153A of the Indian Penal Code for two articles titled 'A Tale of Two Communalisms' and 'Lingering Disgrace of History'. He argued that the articles were political theses and historical protests, not attacks on any …
Hazari Lal, a police constable, demanded a Rs.60 bribe for releasing the complainant's scooter rickshaw. The complainant reported the demand to the Anti‑Corruption Department, where an inspector set a trap by marking six currency notes with phenol‑phthalene powder and handing them to the …
The accused, S. R. Sadhanantham, was acquitted by the Madras High Court of murder (s.302 IPC) and assault (s.148 IPC). The victim's brother, Arunachalam, filed a special leave petition under Article 136 of the Constitution, obtained leave, and the Supreme Court set aside the acquittal, restoring …
Ashok Kumar, a 19‑year‑old college student, was convicted of scooter theft (two years' imprisonment and a Rs.2,000 fine) and car theft (converted to an offence under Section 411 IPC, resulting in six months' imprisonment and a Rs.500 fine). He appealed solely on the sentence, arguing his youth and …
The respondent, a retired Air Force officer who had been re‑employed and transferred to the Regular Air Force Reserve and subsequently to the Auxiliary Air Force, was charged under section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act for offences alleged to have occurred between March 1965 and March …
The State of Uttar Pradesh sued Kishori Lal for the shortfall of Rs 20,100 that arose when the excise licences he won at a public auction were resold at a lower price because he failed to deposit one‑sixth of the bid amount as required by the Excise Rules. The respondent argued that no contract was …
Sunil Batra, a death‑row convict, wrote to the Supreme Court alleging that another prisoner, Prem Chand, had been brutally tortured by a warder in Tihar Jail to extort money. The Court, acting on a habeas corpus petition under Article 32, appointed amicus curiae who verified the injury and the …
The producer of the film "Satyam Shivam Sundaram" was prosecuted under Section 292 of the Indian Penal Code for alleged obscenity after a complaint was filed. The film had been granted an "A" certificate for public exhibition by the Central Board of Film Censors under Section 5A of the Cinematograph …
The appellants Dhanabal and his brother were convicted of murder under IPC s.302 read with s.149 for the killing of their sister‑in‑law Rasayal. The conviction relied heavily on the testimony of PW‑1, 2, 3 and 5, whose statements were recorded in the committal court, later transcribed under CrPC …
V.C. Shukla was charged under the Special Courts Act, 1979 and the Special Judge ordered that a charge be framed against him. The State raised a preliminary objection, arguing that the order was merely an interlocutory one and that, under section 11(1) of the Act (which contains a non‑obstante …
Murari Lal was convicted of murder and related offences on the basis of two key pieces of evidence: a wrist‑watch belonging to the deceased recovered at his instance, and a handwritten note found beside the dead body that a handwriting expert identified as being written by the appellant. The …
Amritlal Ratilal Mehta and Gajanan Gandhi, employees of a private firm, were charged with cheating the Central Excise Department by making false entries in gate passes. They were tried for offences under IPC s.420 read with s.34 (cheating) and s.477‑A read with s.34 (false entry). The magistrate …
The appellants, film producers of "Satyan, Shivam, Sundaram", were summoned by a Metropolitan Magistrate under sections 292, 293 and 34 of the IPC after a complaint alleging obscenity. They challenged the summons before the Delhi High Court under section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, but the …
The Supreme Court examined appeals by several accused convicted under IPC s.302 read with s.149 and s.325 for a murder. The High Court had reduced both convictions and sentences, but the appellants challenged the convictions and argued that the sentences were excessive. The Court held that, under …
Rattan Singh, a heavy‑vehicle driver, was convicted under Section 304A of the Indian Penal Code for causing the death of a scooterist through rash and negligent driving and was sentenced to two years' rigorous imprisonment. He filed a Special Leave Petition (Crl. No. 953 of 1979) before the Supreme …
The petitioners, office bearers of a charitable Sabha, challenged a search warrant issued under Section 93(1)(c) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, on the ground that it violated the constitutional protection against self‑incrimination under Article 20(3). The Supreme Court examined whether a …
The accused were convicted under sections 304 Part I read with 149 IPC and sentenced to imprisonment. They filed an appeal under section 377 CrPC against their conviction and sentence, while the State filed an appeal under section 302 IPC and a revision petition under section 401 CrPC seeking …
The case involved a public servant (A‑1) and a contractor (A‑2) who were charged with conspiracy to cheat the Government by preparing inflated bills, false muster rolls and false statements for a canal‑deepening project. The prosecution alleged that the number of labourers and the work done were …
The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by special leave concerning the convictions of Munni Marandi and Babua Marandi for offences under Section 149 read with Section 326 of the IPC. Munni, an adult, was found to have participated in a crowd that chased the deceased and was sentenced to two years of …
N. Madhavan was charged under Section 302 IPC for killing a person with his licensed 12‑bore gun. He successfully pleaded self‑defence, invoking Section 96 IPC, and the Sessions Judge acquitted him. However, the judge ordered the gun to be confiscated to the Government without giving any reasons or …
The State of Maharashtra prosecuted Vishwanath Tukaram Umale and others for stealing railway tyres and tubes from a wagon in transit. The prosecution alleged that accused 1, 2, 5 and an absconding accused had removed the tyres, sold them to accused 3, who later sold some to accused 4. The trial …
The appellant, Mohan Singh, was accused of causing the disappearance of evidence under Section 201 of the Indian Penal Code after a murder was committed on 4 March 1978. The prosecution alleged that his car, used to transport the victim's body, was washed on 8 March 1978, and on that basis the …
The appellants, customs officers, were accused of dishonest misappropriation of goods they had seized and were holding in trust. The Sub‑Divisional Magistrate found a prima facie case under Sections 120B and 409 IPC and summoned the appellants, who sought discharge on the ground that prosecution …
Syad Akbar, a bus driver, was convicted under Section 304A IPC for the death of a four‑year‑old girl who was struck when he swerved his bus to avoid her. The prosecution’s eye‑witnesses were treated as hostile and their testimony was discarded by the trial court. On appeal, the Supreme Court held …
The petitioner, Devki alias Kala, was convicted under Sections 366 and 368 of the Indian Penal Code for abducting, seducing, and selling a 17‑year‑old girl. The High Court upheld the conviction under Section 366 and set aside the conviction under Section 368, imposing three years of rigorous …
The Supreme Court dismissed a Special Leave Petition filed by Dharmabir and another appellant challenging their conviction for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and the imposition of life imprisonment. While upholding the conviction and sentence as beyond judicial interference, the …
