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D. Stephens Vs. Nosibolla [1951] INSC 13 (2 March 1951)

Judgement Date : 02 Mar 1951

Citation : 1951 Latest Caselaw 13 SC

CrPC Section 439. Special powers of High Court or Court of Session regarding bail

Headnote :

The revisional jurisdiction granted to the High Court under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure should not be exercised lightly when invoked by a private complainant against an order of acquittal, especially when the Government has the right to appeal under Section 417. It should be used o...

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Arjan Singh Alias Puran Vs. Kartar Singh & Ors [1951] INSC 14 (2 March 1951)

Judgement Date : 02 Mar 1951

Citation : 1951 Latest Caselaw 14 SC

Punjab Laws Act, 1872
Punjab Laws Act, 1872

Headnote :

The discretion to admit additional evidence in an appeal is not arbitrary but is a judicial decision governed by the conditions outlined in Order XLI, Rule 27 of the Civil Procedure Code. If additional evidence is allowed contrary to the established principles for its admission, it would constitute...

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Santosh Kumar Jain Vs. The State Union of India [1951] INSC 15 (5 March 1951)

Judgement Date : 05 Mar 1951

Citation : 1951 Latest Caselaw 15 SC

Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 186. Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions

Headnote :

Section 3 of the Essential Supplies (Temporary Powers) Act, 1946, reads as follows:The Central Government may, as it deems necessary or expedient for maintaining or increasing supplies of essential commodities or for ensuring their fair distribution and availability at reasonable prices, issue a not...

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V. Ramaswami Ayyangar & Ors Vs. T.N.V. Kailasa Thevar [1951] INSC 16 (5 March 1951)

Judgement Date : 05 Mar 1951

Citation : 1951 Latest Caselaw 16 SC

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Under the Madras Agriculturists\' Relief Act, 1938, a mortgage decree may be scaled down for certain judgment debtors, while it remains unaffected for others.In a case involving a mortgage executed by defendant No. 1 on his own behalf and on behalf of defendants Nos. 2 to 7, defendant No. 1 did not...

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Sree Sree Iswar Gopal Jieu Thakur Vs. Pratapmal Bagaria & Ors [1951] INSC 17 (14 March 1951)

Judgement Date : 14 Mar 1951

Citation : 1951 Latest Caselaw 17 SC

Headnote :

When the issue concerns whether a transaction was carried out due to legal necessity, and all the original parties involved, as well as those who could have provided relevant evidence, are no longer alive, a recital detailing the principal circumstances of the case gains significant importance and s...

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Janardan Reddy & Ors Vs. The State of Hyderabad & Ors [1951] INSC 18 (16 March 1951)

Judgement Date : 16 Mar 1951

Citation : 1951 Latest Caselaw 18 SC

Constitution of India
CrPC Section 430. Return of warrant on execution of sentence

Headnote :

There is a fundamental distinction between a lack of jurisdiction and the unlawful or improper exercise of jurisdiction. Noncompliance with procedural rules, such as misjoinder of charges, does not provide sufficient grounds for seeking a writ under Article 32 of the Constitution. Such defects, if p...

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Ram Dhan Lal & Ors Vs. Radhe Sham & Ors [1951] INSC 19 (19 March 1951)

Judgement Date : 19 Mar 1951

Citation : 1951 Latest Caselaw 19 SC

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The custom of dhar dhura establishes that the deep stream or main channel of a river serves as the constant boundary between two or more villages, regardless of any changes in the riverâ€™s course. This custom is explicitly recognized in Section 2 of Regulation XI of 1825.Whether this custom applies...

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Ravula Hariprasada Rao Vs. The State [1951] INSC 20 (19 March 1951)

Judgement Date : 19 Mar 1951

Citation : 1951 Latest Caselaw 20 SC

Headnote :

Unless a statute explicitly or by necessary implication excludes mens rea as a component of an offense, an individual should not be found guilty of a criminal act without possessing a guilty mind.Clauses 22 and 25 of the Motor Spirit Rationing Order, 1941, when read alongside the Defence of India Ru...

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R.R. Chari Vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh [1951] INSC 21 (19 March 1951)

Judgement Date : 19 Mar 1951

Citation : 1951 Latest Caselaw 21 SC

Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)

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Under Section 3 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, offenses punishable under Sections 161 or 165 of the Indian Penal Code are classified as cognizable offenses under the Criminal Procedure Code, with the condition that police cannot investigate without the order of a first-class magistrate o...

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Raja Braja Sundar Deb Vs. Moni Behara & Ors [1951] INSC 22 (27 March 1951)

Judgement Date : 27 Mar 1951

Citation : 1951 Latest Caselaw 22 SC

Raja Braja Sundar Deb Vs. Moni Behara & Ors [1951] INSC 22 (27 March 1951)

Headnote :

A right exercised by the inhabitants of a village from time to time is neither tied to any estate in land nor capable of forming the subject of a grant, as there are no identifiable grantees.The doctrine of lost grant originated as a legal construct to establish title by prescription in cases where...

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