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The applicant, Bhimrao Nagargoje, was convicted under Sections 323 and 353 of the Indian Penal Code for assaulting a bus conductor and using force to deter a public servant during an incident on a state transport bus in 2005. The trial court sentenced him to one month and six months of simple …
The case involves Subhash and Ramchandra Karbhari Nikam challenging a Sessions Court order that modified their conviction for offences under IPC sections 323, 324, 504, 506 read with 34, arising from a 1996 field‑boundary dispute that led to assault and injuries. The trial magistrate had sentenced …
The appellant, Bhagwan Chormale, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Majalgaon, for voluntarily causing hurt under Section 323 IPC after an alleged assault with an axe that was also alleged to involve caste‑based abuse and violations of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The …
The appellant, a 25‑year‑old driver, was convicted by the Special POCSO Court for aggravated penetrative sexual assault of a 14‑year‑old girl, under Section 5(l) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and Section 376(2)(n) of the IPC, and was sentenced to seven years’ rigorous …
The applicants, accused Nos.1, 6 and 7, were convicted by the trial court and the conviction upheld by the appellate court for assault under Sections 323 and 324 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. They filed a criminal revision alleging that the prosecution’s evidence was insufficient, …
The appellant, Santosh Damodhar Aragade, appealed against his conviction under Sections 353 and 332 of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly pulling down a revenue officer who was on duty, causing injury. The prosecution presented the complainant’s testimony supported by two independent eyewitnesses …
The applicant, Sumant Madikeri, was convicted by a Judicial Magistrate First Class for an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and ordered to pay Rs.2 lakh compensation, part of which was deposited. The applicant filed a criminal revision challenging the Sessions Judge’s …
The appellants Masroor and Maqsud were convicted under Sections 308 and 34 of the IPC and sentenced to three years of rigorous imprisonment. On appeal, the High Court observed that the trial court failed to consider the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 and Sections 360 and 361 of the Code of …
The appellant Rakesh Chandra was convicted by the Sessions Court for attempting murder under Section 307 IPC after allegedly shooting the victim Harnath during a theft of a pea crop. The prosecution relied on the complainant’s written report, eyewitness testimony of the injured and the complainant, …
The case arose from a 1980 land dispute in Deoria district where the accused, armed with lathis and a pistol, assaulted the complainant and his companions, resulting in injuries and the recovery of a firearm. The trial court convicted all ten accused on various offences under the IPC and the Arms …
The appellants were convicted under Section 323 of the Indian Penal Code for assaulting the informant and his family during a dispute over a straw‑room. The prosecution relied on the testimony of several injured witnesses and injury reports, while the defence argued that the evidence was vague, …
The appellants were convicted for rioting (IPC s.147, s.148) and voluntarily causing hurt (IPC s.323) arising from a neighbour dispute over rain‑water drainage that escalated into an altercation involving lathis, a farsa and an alleged arrow. The prosecution relied on eight witnesses, three of whom …
The case arose from a violent incident on disputed land in Samastipur where the informant, Md. Nizamuddin, alleged that 23 persons looted construction materials and assaulted him and others. The trial court acquitted fifteen of the accused, convicting only three (Md. Akhlak, Md. Hussain and Md. …
The appellants were convicted by the trial court for assault and causing grievous injuries under various IPC sections and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment. They appealed, arguing that the conviction and sentence were against the weight of evidence and excessively severe. After a 40-year delay, the …
The appellant Ram Kishan was convicted by the Sessions Court for assaulting and attempting to murder the complainant Vinod Singh under Section 308 of the Indian Penal Code, based on the victim's testimony and corroborating medical evidence. He appealed, arguing that the conviction was against the …
The applicant, Jignesh Bharatkumar Dalwala, was convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for issuing a bounced cheque. He appealed the conviction, and the conviction was upheld by the District and Sessions Court and the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate. During the pendency …
Jignesh Bharatkumar Dalwala was convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for issuing a bounced cheque. He appealed the conviction, and the District and Sessions Court and the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate upheld it. While the revision application was pending, Dalwala …
The appellants were convicted in 1986 for offences under IPC sections 147, 148, 324/149 and 436/149 and sentenced to up to three years' rigorous imprisonment. They appealed, not on the merits, but seeking the benefit of probation under Section 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act, with the State's …
The appellants Chandra Prakash and others appealed under Section 374(2) of the Cr.P.C. against a judgment that convicted them under IPC Sections 323/34 and 325/34 and released them on probation under Section 5 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, with sureties. The appellants argued that the …
The appellants Kadir Ali and Mustafa were convicted under Section 504 IPC for criminal intimidation arising from a property‑partition dispute that led to the death of Afzal. The trial court sentenced them to six months' rigorous imprisonment and a fine. On appeal, the appellants did not contest the …
The appellants, Shanker Lal and Har Govind, were convicted under IPC sections 147, 148, 149 and 325 and sentenced to up to two years' rigorous imprisonment. They sought relief on the ground that, given the non‑serious nature of the offences, lack of prior convictions and the considerable delay since …
The appellant, Bharat Singh, was convicted by a Sessions Court in 1987 for offences under Sections 148, 149 and 325 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to a total of two years' rigorous imprisonment. He appealed, not contesting the conviction, but seeking the benefit of probation under Section 4 …
The accused, Bhatiya Hargovanbhai Jivabhai, filed a criminal revision under Sections 397 and 401 of the CrPC seeking to quash his conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, for which he had been sentenced to one year imprisonment and a fine of Rs.6 lakh. The High Court noted …
The applicant was convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to one year imprisonment and a fine. After the conviction was upheld by the Sessions Court, the applicant filed a revision under Sections 397 and 401 of the CrPC, seeking to quash the judgment and obtain …
Ravindra Kumar appealed his conviction and three‑year rigorous imprisonment under Sections 3 and 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. He sought release on probation under the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, arguing that the offence carried a maximum sentence of two years and that he had no …
Krishna Pal and Mahendra Pal were convicted by a Sessions Court for offences under IPC sections 323 and 324 and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment and a fine. They appealed under Section 374 CrPC, contending that the trial court failed to consider the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 and Section 360 …
The heirs of the deceased litigant, convicted under the Negotiable Instruments Act for a cheque‑bounce offence, filed criminal revision applications under Sections 397 and 401 of the CrPC seeking to quash the convictions. The original complainant settled the dispute, filed an affidavit confirming …
The appellant Kamta Singh was convicted by a Sessions Court for assaulting Sukhdev Singh, resulting in injuries that could have led to culpable homicide, under Section 308 IPC and sentenced to four years' rigorous imprisonment. On appeal, the High Court examined the evidence, including eyewitness …
The accused, convicted under IPC sections 120(B), 420, 467, 468, 471 and 511 by the Special CBI Court, filed revision applications under CrPC sections 397 and 401 seeking quashing of the conviction and a probation order. The High Court examined the discretionary power under section 401, noting no …
The accused, convicted under IPC sections 120(B), 420, 467, 468, 471 and 511 by the Special CBI Court, filed revision applications under CrPC sections 397 and 401 seeking quashing of the conviction and a probation order. The High Court examined the discretionary power under section 401, noting no …
The applicant, Gunvantbhai Shantilal Shah, was convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to six months' simple imprisonment and a fine. He appealed, but the Additional Sessions Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the conviction. He then filed a revision under …
The applicant, convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for issuing a dishonoured cheque, was sentenced to one year imprisonment and a fine, later reduced to six months on appeal. He filed a criminal revision under Sections 397 and 401 of the CrPC seeking to quash the …
Thakor Ushaben Kanuji was convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for issuing a bounced cheque and sentenced to three months' simple imprisonment and a fine. He appealed, but the conviction was upheld by the Additional Sessions Judge. A revision application was filed under …
The appellants were convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Mainpuri, for voluntarily causing hurt under Section 324 IPC and sentenced to two years' rigorous imprisonment. They appealed, seeking the benefit of probation under Section 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, with the State's …
The appellant Nirthu was charged in a land‑dispute incident where he, armed with a spear, assaulted the complainant Balram and others, causing injuries. The trial court acquitted him of offences under Sections 147, 148, 307 and 149 IPC but convicted him under Sections 324/34 and 323/34 IPC for …
The appellants were convicted under IPC sections 323 and 324 read with section 34 for assaulting a victim's family and were sentenced only to pay fines of Rs.500 and Rs.2,000 respectively. They appealed, seeking the benefit of sections 3 and 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, arguing that …
The appellants were convicted by the Sessions Court for offences under Sections 147, 148, 307, 149, 323, 325 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code arising from an unlawful assembly that caused injuries and attempted murder in 1993. The High Court examined the oral and documentary evidence, including …
The appellants, convicted under IPC sections 147, 323 and 149, were sentenced to six months imprisonment but were released on probation under Section 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 with a bond of Rs.10,000. They appealed under Section 374(2) of the CrPC, challenging the trial court's …
The complainant, a NREGA worker, alleged that the village Pradhan Rameshwar Singh and four others assaulted him with lathis, axes and a firearm after refusing to pay pending wages, also using caste slurs. The trial court convicted the five accused under IPC sections 147, 148, 323, 325 and 452 and …
The applicant was convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to two years' imprisonment and a fine, with the conviction affirmed on appeal. He filed a criminal revision under Sections 397 and 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking to quash the judgment. The …
The appeal challenged the conviction of six accused under IPC sections 323, 147 and 452, of which only two appellants (Indra Pal and Surendra alias Sunder) remained alive. The trial court sentenced them to six months, one year and two years of rigorous imprisonment respectively but failed to …
Mukesh, the sole surviving appellant, was convicted under Sections 324 and 34 of the IPC and sentenced to one year of rigorous imprisonment. He appealed the conviction, contending that the trial court failed to consider the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 and the corresponding provisions of the …
The applicant was convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to two years' simple imprisonment with a compensation order of Rs.7,50,000, which was later deposited. After the applicant's criminal appeal was dismissed, a revision under CrPC Sections 397 and 401 was …
The appellant, Bhupesh Jayantilal Shah, was convicted by a Metropolitan Magistrate for a cheque bounce offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to one year imprisonment and a fine of Rs.1,28,583. The conviction was affirmed by the Additional City Sessions Judge on …
The appellant, Bhupesh Jayantilal Shah, was convicted by a Metropolitan Magistrate for a cheque bounce offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to one year imprisonment and a fine of Rs.1,28,583. The conviction was affirmed by the Additional City Sessions Judge on …
The appellant, Govindbhai Bhulabhai Prajapati, was convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for issuing a dishonoured cheque and was sentenced to one year imprisonment and ordered to pay Rs.5,30,000 as compensation. He appealed, but the conviction was upheld by the Sessions …
The petitioner, Vinaygiri Kalugiri Goswami, was convicted under IPC section 324 and later obtained a probation order under Section 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act, with the appeal disposed. He applied for a new passport, but the passport authority refused issuance on the ground of pendency of …
Ushaben Jaykumar Bhaiya was convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to one year imprisonment and a fine. The conviction was upheld by the trial court and an appellate court. The applicant filed a revision under Sections 397 and 401 of the CrPC, claiming that the …
The appellant Jitendra was convicted by a Sessions Court for voluntarily causing hurt under Section 324 IPC and sentenced to two years' rigorous imprisonment. He appealed, not contesting the conviction, but seeking relief under the Probation of Offenders Act. The High Court examined Sections 4 of …
The appellants were convicted in 1983 for offences under IPC sections 324, 148, 147, 323/149 and 324/149 and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment. On appeal, the Allahabad High Court examined whether the trial court should have exercised the discretion under the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 and …
The appellant, a police officer, was convicted under Section 307 IPC and the Arms Act for shooting a Sub‑Inspector during a night patrol in 1981. He appealed, arguing that the prosecution failed to prove the requisite intent to murder, that the investigation was tainted by bias, and that he deserved …
The appellant Sri Ram Pandey was convicted under IPC sections 323 and 34 and sentenced to a fine of Rs 500 with six months’ rigorous imprisonment in default. The High Court noted that the trial court failed to consider the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 and Sections 360 and 361 of the CrPC, which …
The appellants Raghubir Singh and Surendra were convicted under IPC sections 323, 325 and 452 and sentenced to fines and two years of rigorous imprisonment. They appealed the conviction, arguing that the trial and appellate courts failed to consider the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 and the …
The appellant, a complainant, challenged the judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge who, while convicting the accused under Section 323 IPC, granted them probation for one year under Section 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act and acquitted them of the charge under Section 504 IPC. The appellant …
The appellant was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge for offences under Sections 323/34, 325/34, 452, 504, 506 and 307/34 of the IPC arising from an assault on a retired army officer's family. The appellant challenged only the sentence, seeking relief under Section 4 of the Probation of …
The appellants were charged with house‑trespass, assault with deadly weapons and attempted murder (IPC §§452, 307 r/w 34) arising from a night‑time incident in Etah district. The trial court, finding that the medical evidence did not show fatal or life‑threatening injuries, convicted them only under …
Sant Ram was convicted under Section 25 of the Arms Act and sentenced to one year of rigorous imprisonment by the Additional Sessions Judge, Budaun. He appealed, contending that the trial court failed to consider the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, and the relevant provisions of the Code of …
The appellant, a fertilizer retailer, was convicted under Sections 3 and 7 of the Essential Commodities Act for alleged shortage of urea and calcium bags and sentenced to three months imprisonment and a fine. He appealed, seeking the benefit of Section 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, …
The appeal challenged the conviction of Shiv Pal Singh under Sections 307 and 34 of the IPC for allegedly attempting to murder Bishambhar Singh by firing a firearm and assaulting him. The trial court had sentenced him to three years’ rigorous imprisonment and a fine. The High Court examined whether …
The case involved five accused who, after luring a complainant on a motorbike, pretended to be Local Crime Branch police officers, assaulted him, stole Rs 300, his licence and mobile, and attempted to extort Rs 50,000. The trial court convicted all three surviving accused under Sections 170, 419 and …
The appellants were convicted by a Sessions Judge for assaulting Ram Manohar with lathis, causing serious injuries, under IPC sections 308 and 34, and were sentenced to three years' rigorous imprisonment and a fine. On appeal, the High Court examined the evidence, including witness testimonies and …
The appellants were convicted under Section 3 read with Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 for allegedly possessing and diverting government‑quota cement in 1994. The prosecution relied on the Maharashtra Cement (Licensing and Control) Order, 1973 and the Cement Control Order, 1967, …
The appellants Radhey Shyam and Agya Ram were convicted by the Sessions Court for attempted murder (IPC s.308 read with s.34) and assault (IPC s.323/34) arising from a land dispute in 1999. Agya Ram died, so the appeal proceeded only against Radhey Shyam. The High Court affirmed the conviction on …
On 6 April 1984, Santosh Kumar allegedly fired a pistol at Kishan Bihari, causing injuries that were medically confirmed as caused by a firearm. The trial court convicted Kumar under Section 324 of the IPC and sentenced him to two years of rigorous imprisonment. Kumar appealed, not contesting the …
On 22 May 1986 the complainant Banshi Singh was assaulted and his testicles injured by accused Kailash, while his grandson Rajesh was struck by Ram Lakhan. The accused were convicted by the Sessions Court under IPC sections 308 read with 34 and 323 and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment. Two of the …
The appellants were convicted by the Sessions Court for offences under Sections 147, 323, 325, 352, 504 and 506 of the IPC, arising from a violent incident during Holi in 1987. The appeal challenged only the sentence, not the merits of the conviction, seeking the benefit of Section 4 of the …
The appellants – six individuals named Anarjeet Yadav and others – were convicted by the Fast Track Court, Khagaria, on 18 November 2019 for offences under Sections 147 and 323 of the Indian Penal Code and were released on bond under Section 4 of the Probation Act. They filed a criminal appeal (SJ) …
The appellant, Sanjabij Tari, appealed against the High Court’s ex‑parte order acquitting Kishore S. Borcar (respondent No.1) under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for a bounced cheque of Rs.7.5 lakh. The central issue was whether the High Court could overturn the concurrent findings …
The appellant was convicted under sections 323, 352, 504 of the IPC and section 8(2) of the Goa Children’s Act, 2003 for allegedly hitting a child with a school bag. The High Court reduced the sentences, but the appellant challenged the conviction for child abuse and the applicability of probation. …
The appellants were convicted under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act (PoFA) for selling adulterated curd and various food items, receiving six months' imprisonment and fines. They sought release on probation under the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, arguing that Section 20AA of PoFA, which …
The appellants, a mother‑in‑law and her son‑in‑law, were convicted under Section 498‑A of the IPC for cruelty to a woman and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment and fine. They sought to replace the imprisonment with an enhanced fine, but the court held that fine cannot substitute imprisonment under …
The appellant, Sanjay Colaro, was convicted under Sections 279 and 304A of the IPC for causing a fatal road accident by rash driving. He was sentenced to six months' simple imprisonment and a fine, which he appealed through the criminal appellate hierarchy up to the Supreme Court. The appellant …
The case arose from a POCSO trial in which the Special Judge conducted the proceedings in extreme haste, denying the accused the opportunity to consult counsel, receive documents, and present a defence, and ultimately imposing a death sentence that was set aside by the Patna High Court and a de novo …
The respondent, Bhupendra Yadav, applied for a constable post in the Madhya Pradesh police and truthfully disclosed in his verification form that he had been tried for offences under IPC and the POCSO Act, but was acquitted by the trial court. The Superintendent of Police deemed him unfit on the …
The appellant, Sathyan, was arrested in October 2003 for carrying five litres of arrack in his autorickshaw and was convicted under Section 8 of the Abkari Act based solely on the testimony of two official witnesses, an Excise Inspector and an Assistant Excise Inspector. He challenged the …
The State of Rajasthan recruited constables and the petitioner, Chetan Jeff, applied claiming no criminal antecedents, while a pending FIR under Sections 143, 341 and 336 IPC existed. The recruitment authority rejected his candidature for suppressing this material fact and making a false …
The appellants, Som Dutt and others, were convicted by three successive courts for theft under Section 379 read with Section 34 of the IPC and sentenced to three months' simple imprisonment and a fine. They challenged the High Court's dismissal of their revision petition, seeking release on …
The appellant, a serving army Naik, was convicted under Section 498-A IPC for cruelty towards his wife and sentenced to three years' simple imprisonment. After his conviction, the parties entered into a genuine settlement, resumed cohabitation, and the wife was nominated as his service record …
Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Ltd. appointed Anil Kanwariya as a Technical Helper on probation. The employee concealed a prior conviction under Sections 341 and 323 IPC and filed a false declaration stating no criminal case was pending or any conviction. After police verification revealed …
The Commissioner of Police, Delhi appealed against a Delhi High Court order that directed the consideration of four candidates (Raj Kumar, Shiv Singh, Prem Singh Choudhary and Deepa Tomar) for appointment as constables despite their involvement in criminal cases. The candidates had either been …
The appellants, aged 19 and 20, were convicted under Section 397 IPC for grievous hurt and sentenced to seven years' rigorous imprisonment. While the State argued that the mandatory minimum sentence could not be reduced, the appellants sought release on probation under the Probation of Offenders …
The appellant, a bus driver for the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation, collided with a railway level‑crossing gate on 3 August 2006, breaking it. He was convicted under Section 160(2) of the Railways Act, 1989 and sentenced to six months' simple imprisonment by the trial court, a decision …
The respondent, Vikram Das, was convicted under Section 3(1)(xi) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for assaulting a SC/ST woman and was sentenced by the trial court to six months of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs.500. The High Court, on the …
The Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner lodged a complaint under Section 228 of the Indian Penal Code alleging that the respondent, Suresh, assaulted the presiding officer during an adjudication proceeding under Section 7A of the Employees Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952. The …
The National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights and other NGOs filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking enforcement of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and its 1995 Rules, alleging widespread non‑implementation by State and Central authorities. They …
The respondents were convicted under IPC sections 323 and 498‑A and under Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, and sentenced to imprisonment and fine. They sought release on probation of good conduct under Section 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958. The question before the Supreme …
The case arose from a clash between two groups in 1997 where the appellant, Ramesh Kumar @ Babla, was alleged to have struck the complainant with a sword, causing head injuries. The trial court convicted him under Section 307 of the IPC for attempted murder and sentenced him to three years' rigorous …
Charanjit Kaur filed a criminal complaint under Sections 498A, 406 and 1208 of the IPC alleging dowry harassment and criminal conspiracy by her husband, Bikram Singh. The trial court convicted the husband and sentenced him to one year imprisonment for each offence, with a fine of Rs.1,000. The …
The State of Rajasthan appealed the acquittal of Sri Chand, who was charged with attempt to rape a 12‑year‑old girl and outraging her modesty. The trial court convicted him only under IPC s.354 and granted probation, while the High Court upheld that order. The Supreme Court held that the evidence …
The State (through CBI) appealed against a High Court order that released three accused—Sanjiv Bhalla, Major Purshotam Singh and R.P. Chopra—on probation of good conduct under the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, after they were convicted of conspiracy to cheat under IPC sections 120‑B and 420. …
The case arose from a violent clash between two rival groups over a land dispute in Rajasthan, during which Shivji Ram was killed and several others injured. The trial court convicted the accused under Section 302 read with Section 149 IPC, while the High Court later reduced the charge to culpable …
The appellant Birju was convicted for the murder of a one‑year‑old child, shot with a pistol after the child’s grandfather refused to give him money for liquor. The trial court and the High Court sentenced him to death, invoking his extensive criminal record as an aggravating factor. On appeal, the …
In 1995 Ajahar Ali forcibly grabbed the hair of 16‑year‑old Nasima Begum, kissed her and caused a cut on her lip. He was convicted under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to six months’ simple imprisonment and a fine. The appellant appealed, arguing that the 18‑year delay, his …
The appellant was kidnapped, as alleged in FIR No.115 of 2009 under IPC s.365, and the police investigated, recording statements under s.161 and s.164 CrPC. The charge‑sheet filed later named only two private respondents for offences under IPC s.323, s.343 read with s.34, omitting the kidnapping …
The Supreme Court examined a series of appeals arising from the Designated Court's judgments in the 1993 Bombay bomb blast case under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 (TADA). The Court held that confessional statements recorded under Section 15 of TADA are substantive …
The appellants were convicted for publicly exhibiting obscene blue films to a young audience under Section 292 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 7 of the Cinematograph Act. The trial court sentenced them to six months' simple imprisonment and a fine; the appellate court …
The appellant, a retired post‑office employee, was convicted for misappropriating Rs 1,35,240 under Section 477‑A IPC read with Sections 3(1)(c) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The trial court, instead of imposing a custodial sentence, released him under the Probation of …
Sunil Kumar was convicted under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 for possessing and selling large quantities of blue kerosene and was sentenced to one year imprisonment and a fine. His appeal against the conviction was dismissed by the High Court, and a subsequent application seeking …
In 1992 a bus and a truck, both traveling at high speed, collided on a highway in Punjab, resulting in the deaths of five passengers. The drivers of the bus (Balwinder Singh) and the truck were convicted under IPC sections 304A, 337 and 279 and sentenced to two years rigorous imprisonment for the …
The appellant, a peon of Punjab National Bank, was convicted under Section 409 IPC for embezzling Rs 5,000 and was dismissed from service. While his criminal appeal upheld the conviction, the appellate court released him on probation under the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958. The bank dismissed him …
The case arose from a land demarcation dispute in which a fight broke out, leading to the death of lmteyaz Ali. Monir Alam and others were convicted under IPC sections 304(11) and 323, with Alam sentenced to three years. The High Court altered the conviction to include section 149 but upheld the …
The appellants were arrested after a police patrol, acting on an informer's tip, searched them and seized morphine. The search was conducted by the Station House Officer (SHO) without a gazetted officer present, using consent letters that were allegedly prepared after arrest and without proper …
In 1992 the owners of M/s Shiva Enterprises were found by police to have liquor in their godown exceeding the quantity authorized under a transport permit. They were convicted under Section 61(1)(a) of the Punjab Excise Act, 1914 for unlawful possession and sentenced to three years' imprisonment and …
The appellant stabbed the husband of PW‑2 with scissors, causing fatal injuries to the lung and heart. The trial court convicted him under IPC s.304 Part I and sentenced him to seven years' imprisonment. The High Court upheld the conviction but released the appellant under the Probation of Offenders …
Kaliben Rabari was convicted under IPC Section 304 (Part I) and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment, with a compensation award of Rs.5 lakh under Sec.357 of the CrPC. The Gujarat High Court altered the conviction to Section 304 (Part II), reduced the imprisonment to two and a half years, and also …
Mis Precious Oil Corporation and its proprietor and employee were prosecuted under Section 7(1)(a)(i) of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 for contravening Clauses 3, 4 and 5(5) of the Lubricating Oil and Greases (Processing, Supply and Distribution Regulation) Order, 1987 by operating without a …
Raj Kumar, a bus driver, was convicted under IPC sections 279 (rash driving) and 304A (causing death by negligence) after a collision caused the deaths of two children. The trial court sentenced him to one year of rigorous imprisonment and a fine; the Sessions Court dismissed his appeal, and the …
The respondents were convicted under Section 61(1) of the Punjab Excise Act, 1914 for illegally transporting 2,000 litres of rectified spirit and were sentenced by the trial court to one year imprisonment. The High Court, noting that the offence occurred 19 years earlier, reduced the sentence by …
The appellant, a Head Constable, was tasked with delivering an urgent wireless message to the Police Headquarters and was driving an official police mini‑truck. While en route he crossed a road divider, collided with an on‑coming scooter, resulting in one death and injuries to another. He was …
The trial court convicted five accused of offences under Sections 148, 323, 324, 325 and 326 read with Section 149 of the IPC and sentenced them to imprisonment and fines. On appeal, the High Court reduced some sentences, enhanced the fine and ordered the accused to be released on probation under …
Hazarilal, a peon in a Madhya Pradesh middle school, was convicted under IPC sections 323 and 34 for a simple assault and was fined Rs.500 after his one‑month imprisonment was reduced on appeal. The State terminated his service under the Madhya Pradesh Civil Services (Classification, Control and …
Sudesh Kumar was convicted under IPC s.392 r/w s.34 and the Arms Act for a robbery committed on 7 March 1981 and sentenced to five years' rigorous imprisonment. He appealed, claiming benefit under Section 6 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, asserting that he was under 21 years of age at the …
Mohd. Yaseen was convicted under Sections 7 and 16 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 and sentenced to one year of rigorous imprisonment. His appeal was dismissed and a revision petition before the Allahabad High Court was also rejected. He filed a petition under Section 482 of the …
The Punjab Water Supply Sewerage Board terminated two work‑charge employees after they assaulted a senior officer following a disputed transfer. The employees were convicted in a criminal case, but the Labour Court set aside the termination and ordered reinstatement without back wages. The Board …
Gulzar was convicted of stealing an attache containing about Rs 55,000 from Vinod Kumar Aggarwal on a bus; the attache was later recovered from Gulzar’s possession but he could not explain the source of the money. The trial court sentenced him to three years’ rigorous imprisonment under Section 379 …
A. Parthiban, a public servant, was convicted for demanding and receiving illegal gratification, an act that attracted charges under Sections 7 and 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The trial court sentenced him to six months' rigorous imprisonment with a fine of …
The case involved six accused, of whom four were convicted under IPC sections 307/34, 324/34 and 323/34 for a violent assault. The trial court sentenced them, and the High Court upheld convictions under sections 324/34 and 323/34 but acquitted on 307/34. On appeal, the accused argued that the High …
The Supreme Court considered an appeal by Channi, who had been convicted under the IPC and whose sentence was partially altered by the Allahabad High Court. Channi applied for release on probation under Section 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act, alternatively under Section 360 of the Code of …
The appellants, Raj Pal and others, assaulted a deceased and several witnesses with lathis over a property dispute, resulting in the deceased's death. They claimed the assault was in private defence of their person and property, asserting that they had suffered injuries themselves. The trial court …
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) appealed against a Delhi High Court order that granted probation under Section 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 to builder Gurcharan Singh, who had been convicted under Sections 332 and 461 of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957. The High Court …
The appellants were convicted of offences under Sections 148, 323 and 324 of the IPC and were placed on probation for two years under Sections 3 and 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958. The complainant filed an appeal under Section 11(2) of the Act challenging the propriety of the probation …
The State of Rajasthan charged Bhanwar Singh and five others with murder under IPC s.302 and assault under s.323. The trial court convicted Singh, sentencing him to life imprisonment, while the High Court acquitted him, finding the prosecution case unreliable. The Supreme Court examined the …
The respondent, a former commercial superintendent of the Delhi Vidyut Board, was convicted under Sections 7 and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs.1,500. The trial court sentenced him to 20 months and 40 months of rigorous imprisonment …
N.B. Bhargavan Pillai, a public servant on deputation, failed to hand over stock of rice, palmolein and sugar at the end of his tenure, resulting in a shortage valued at Rs.1,63,770. He deposited Rs.50,000 and promised to pay the balance, but retired before a sanction for prosecution could be …
Dayal Singh was convicted under Sections 7 and 16 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 for selling hard‑boiled sugar confectionery that contained mineral oil, which at the time was deemed an unwholesome ingredient and amounted to adulteration. While his appeal was pending, the Rules were …
The appellants, a doctor and his son, conspired with an assistant registrar to forge pre‑degree mark sheets to obtain medical college admission. The forged mark list was used knowingly, as evidenced by inconsistencies in marks, the date of the document, and the appellants' request for re‑valuation. …
The State of Karnataka prosecuted Mohamed Nazeer for killing a man after assaulting him with a knee to the private parts, causing instant death. Eye‑witnesses and a doctor testified that the accused threatened the victim, kicked him, and that death resulted from neurogenic shock due to testicular …
Motilal was arrested for possessing skins of protected wildlife under several provisions of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. The Central Government, invoking the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, issued a notification and, with the consent of the Uttar Pradesh Government, transferred the …
The respondent, a constable of the Indo‑Tibetan Border Police, was convicted under Section 10(1) of the Central Reserve Police Force Act and sentenced to three months' imprisonment. On appeal, the appellate court modified the sentence and directed that the order would not adversely affect the …
The appellant, a bus driver for Haryana Roadways, knocked down and killed a cyclist and was convicted under IPC Sections 279 (rash driving) and 304-A (causing death by negligence). He appealed, seeking the benevolent provision of Section 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, arguing that he …
Harichand was convicted under Section 408 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to two years' rigorous imprisonment and a fine. The Sessions Court upheld the conviction but set aside the sentence, releasing him on probation under Section 4(1) of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958. Because of the …
The Nilgiris Bar Association filed a petition against T.K. Mahalingam, who had fraudulently enrolled as a member of the Bar and practiced as an advocate for eight years, committing offences under Sections 419 and 420 IPC. Mahalingam was released by a magistrate under Section 4(1) of the Probation of …
Gian Kaur and her husband were convicted under Section 306 of the IPC for abetting the suicide of Kulwant Kaur. They appealed, arguing that Section 306 (and Section 309) were unconstitutional because Article 21 of the Constitution includes a "right to die", as held in P. Rathinam. The Supreme Court, …
Karam Singh, a Punjab police constable, was convicted under IPC Section 323 and released on probation, while being acquitted of murder (Sec. 302) and grievous hurt (Sec. 324). He applied for reinstatement, but the police authorities rejected his request under Rule 16.2(2) of the Punjab Police Rules. …
The appellants were convicted under IPC sections 451, 426 read with 34 and sentenced to two months' imprisonment. The Himachal Pradesh High Court postponed the sentence under Section 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, on the condition that the appellants file an undertaking of good conduct, …
Bakshi Ram, a constable of the Central Reserve Police Force, was convicted under Section 10(1) of the CRPF Act for forcibly entering a constable's room and assaulting his wife, and was sentenced to four months' rigorous imprisonment. While his appeal against the conviction was pending, the …
Seven accused were convicted of offences including attempt to murder (s.307/149 IPC) and assault (s.325/149, s.323/149, s.148 IPC). The High Court acquitted them of the attempt to murder charge, released them on probation under s.360 CrPC, and ordered each to pay Rs.2,500 compensation to the victim …
This Constitution Bench judgment interprets the second proviso to Article 311(2) of the Constitution of India, which allows dismissal, removal, or reduction in rank of a civil servant without an inquiry in three exceptional circumstances: conviction on a criminal charge, when it is not reasonably …
Shankar Dass, a cash clerk, was convicted of breach of trust and released under section 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958. Despite the probation, the Government dismissed him from service. He challenged the dismissal, arguing that section 12 of the Probation Act barred any "disqualification" …
The appellant, Ved Prakash, was convicted of a firearm offence arising from a land dispute. The trial court sentenced him without considering the provisions of Section 360 of the Code of Criminal Procedure or the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958. On appeal, the Supreme Court examined whether the …
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi appealed the acquittal of Tek Chand Bhatia, a wholesale dealer in cashew nuts, who was charged under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 for selling insect‑infested nuts. Samples taken from his shop were found to be infested by more than 20% insects. The …
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 …
