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Supreme Court (SC) Judgements on IPC Section 396. Dacoity with murder

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IPC Section 396. Dacoity with murder Criminal Laws
 

List of Judgements

Hari Om @ Hero Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh

Judgement Date : january/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 7 SC

Headnote :

A. Indian Penal Code, 1860 Sections 396 and 412; Scheduled Castes and The Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 Section 3(2)(v) - Dacoity with murder - Death penalty - Evaluation of the testimony of the child witness, the son of the sole survivor - Reliability - i) The child witness...

Praveen Singh Ramakant Bhadauriya Vs. Neelam Praveen Singh Bhadauriya

Judgement Date : may/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 454 SC

Rajan Vs. The Home Secretary, Home Department of Tamil Nadu

Judgement Date : april/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 425 SC

Amar Nath Jha Vs. Nand Kishore Singh & Etc. [August 03, 2018]

Judgement Date : august/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 517 SC

Raju Manjhi Vs. State of Bihar [August 02, 2018]

Judgement Date : august/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 514 SC

Shajahan Vs. State Rep. by Inspector of Police [February 16, 2018]

Judgement Date : february/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 115 SC

Issac @ Kishor Vs. Ronald Cheriyan And Ors. [January 23, 2018]

Judgement Date : january/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 32 SC

Mukesh & ANR. Vs. State for NCT of Delhi & Ors. [May 05, 2017]

Judgement Date : may/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 416 SC

Iqbal and Another Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh [May 6, 2015]

Judgement Date : may/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 350 SC

Manmeet Singh Alias Goldie Vs. State of Punjab [March 24, 2015]

Judgement Date : march/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 233 SC

Manoj Giri Vs. State of Chhatisgarh [May 08, 2013]

Judgement Date : may/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 374 SC

OMA @ Omprakash & ANR. Vs. State of Tamil Nadu [December 11, 2012]

Judgement Date : december/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 717 SC

Deepak @ Wireless Vs. State of Maharashtra [September 04, 2012]

Judgement Date : september/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 472 SC

Md. Masaud Alam Vs State of Bihar & Ors. [February 16, 2012]

Judgement Date : february/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 122 SC

Pancho Vs. State of Haryana

Judgement Date : october/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 791 SC

Rafiq Ahmed @ Rafi Vs. State of U.P.

Judgement Date : august/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 578 SC

Ghure and Ors., Vs State of Rajasthan

Judgement Date : june/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 442 SC

State of Rajasthan Vs.Talevar & ANR.

Judgement Date : june/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 441 SC

State of U.P. Vs. Awdesh [2008] INSC 1528 (9 September 2008)

Judgement Date : september/2008, Citation : 2008 Latest Caselaw 787 SC

Arjun Mahto Vs. State of Bihar [2008] INSC 1355 (13 August 2008)

Judgement Date : august/2008, Citation : 2008 Latest Caselaw 718 SC

Raj Kumar @ Raju Vs. State of Uttaranchal [2008] INSC 590 (7 April 2008)

Judgement Date : april/2008, Citation : 2008 Latest Caselaw 345 SC

Sitaram Sao @ Mungeri Vs. State of Jharkhand [2007] Insc 1133 (12 November 2007)

Judgement Date : november/2007, Citation : 2007 Latest Caselaw 920 SC

Hori Lal & Anr Vs. State of U.P [2006] Insc 902 (5 December 2006)

Judgement Date : december/2006, Citation : 2006 Latest Caselaw 845 SC

Narayan Prasad & Ors Vs. State of M.P [2005] Insc 625 (8 November 2005)

Judgement Date : november/2005, Citation : 2005 Latest Caselaw 622 SC

Sanatan Rana Vs. State of Jharkhand [2005] Insc 489 (19 September 2005)

Judgement Date : september/2005, Citation : 2005 Latest Caselaw 488 SC

Umesh Kamat Vs. State of Bihar [2005] INSC 37 (13 January 2005)

Judgement Date : january/2005, Citation : 2005 Latest Caselaw 37 SC

Pramod Mandal Vs. State of Bihar [2004] Insc 553 (17 September 2004)

Judgement Date : september/2004, Citation : 2004 Latest Caselaw 514 SC

Shambhu Dayal Vs. Subhash Chandra & Ors [1998] INSC 112 (19 February 1998)

Judgement Date : february/1998, Citation : 1998 Latest Caselaw 112 SC

State of Bihar Vs. Anirudh Thakur & Ors [1998] INSC 76 (6 February 1998)

Judgement Date : february/1998, Citation : 1998 Latest Caselaw 76 SC

Anshad Vs. State of Karnataka [1994] INSC 258 (22 April 1994)

Judgement Date : april/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 254 SC

State of U.P. Vs. Sadhu Saran Shukla [1994] INSC 20 (12 January 1994)

Judgement Date : january/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 20 SC

Munni Singh & Ors Vs. State of Bihar [1992] INSC 108 (21 April 1992)

Judgement Date : april/1992, Citation : 1992 Latest Caselaw 108 SC

Headnote :

The appellants, who were the victims of the robbery, along with other witnesses, were residents of the village where the crime occurred at the residence of P.W. 11.The accused were closely related to the victims; P.W. 11\'s cousin and uncle were P.W. 3 and the deceased, respectively, while P.W. 2 wa...

Mathura Prashad & ANR Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh [1991] INSC 254 (4 October 1991)

Judgement Date : october/1991, Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 254 SC

Headnote :

The prosecution claims that on the tragic night in question, the deceased, a petition-writer, was asleep in a room with his wife (PW.19) when he heard someone knocking at the door.Upon turning on the light and opening the door, the accused (A.1 and A.2) entered the room. They brandished knives and i...

Jawahar Lal Singh Vs. Naresh Singh & Ors [1987] INSC 39 (10 February 1987)

Judgement Date : february/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 39 SC

Headnote :

Several individuals were tried for the alleged crime of robbery with murder and were charged under Section 396 of the Indian Penal Code. Eyewitnesses claimed to have recognized the accused in the light of a lantern, and the evidence assigned different roles to various accused individuals. However, t...

Ram Lakhan Singh & Ors Vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh [1977] INSC 144 (6 May 1977)

Judgement Date : may/1977, Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 144 SC

Headnote :

A robbery occurred in the village of Jafrapur around 9 P.M.The residents of the house raised an alarm, prompting a large crowd to gather at the entrance. They lit a fire to enhance the moonlight, hoping to identify the robbers, who then opened fire and killed three family members. The accused were f...

Sheo Nath Vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh [1969] INSC 286 (15 October 1969)

Judgement Date : october/1969, Citation : 1969 Latest Caselaw 286 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, a cloth merchant, had his house searched, resulting in the recovery of three lengths of cloth that were later identified as stolen from a shop during a dacoity that involved the theft of clothing, jewelry, cash, and other items. Notably, the appellant was not identified by any eyewitn...

Iman Ali & ANR Vs. State of Assam [1968] INSC 85 (28 March 1968)

Judgement Date : march/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 85 SC

Headnote :

The appellants were found guilty by the sessions court of an offense under section 396 of the Indian Penal Code and received a life sentence. They were determined to have fatally shot two individuals in a house while attempting to commit dacoity with others. One of the appellants appealed to the Hig...

Hari Charan Kurmi and Jogia Hajam Vs. State of Bihar [1964] INSC 25 (3 February 1964)

Judgement Date : february/1964, Citation : 1964 Latest Caselaw 25 SC

Headnote :

The appellants, along with four others, were tried and convicted by the Sessions Judge for the crimes of dacoity and murder, receiving life sentences. Upon appeal, the High Court upheld both the conviction and the sentence. During the appeal process, it issued a rule for increasing the sentence, whi...

Niranjan Singh Vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh [1956] INSC 52 (3 October 1956)

Judgement Date : october/1956, Citation : 1956 Latest Caselaw 52 SC

Headnote :

Rule 109 of the Uttar Pradesh Police Regulations, which pertains to crime investigations, requires police officers to record the time and location where an investigation concludes at the end of each day. Additionally, it mandates that the investigation diary be submitted daily to the Superintendent...

Ramkishan Mithanlal Sharma Vs. The State of Bombay [1954] INSC 99 (22 October 1954)

Judgement Date : october/1954, Citation : 1954 Latest Caselaw 99 SC

Headnote :

The investigation in this matter commenced on April 20, 1951, under the City of Bombay Police Act (Bombay Act IV of 1902), as the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure were not applicable to the Bombay City Police due to section 1(2)(a) of the Code. In 1951, the Bombay Police Act (Bombay Act...