Ranbir Penal Code, 1989

Kunti Devi (wife) filed a criminal complaint under Section 494 read with Section 109 of the Ranbir Penal Code alleging that her husband Som Raj contracted a second marriage while the first marriage was still subsisting. The High Court, relying on Krishna Gopal Divedi v. Prabha Divedi, quashed the complaint, holding tha…

The appellant, a Traffic Superintendent of Indian Airlines at Jammu, was convicted of cheating the airline by preparing an infant ticket under a fictitious name and then forging the flight coupon to convert it into an adult ticket, thereby obtaining a lower fare and causing loss to the airline. The trial court and the …

The Court of Small Causes, Srinagar, had issued an injunction on 22 June 2011 staying arbitration proceedings. The respondent alleged violation of this order and filed an application seeking contempt proceedings, which the trial court dismissed, finding no contempt. The High Court held that the Sub‑Judge had assumed ju…