Caselaw | Supreme Court Judgements of october 1957

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Ramgopal Ganpatrai Ruia & ANR Vs. The State of Bombay [1957] INSC 81 (8 October 1957)

Judgement Date : 08 Oct 1957

Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 81 SC

CrPC Section 195. Prosecution for contempt of lawful authority of public servants, for offences against public justice and for offences relating to documents given in evidence
CrPC Section 207. Supply to the accused of copy of police report and other documents
CrPC Section 213. When manner of committing offence must be stated
CrPC Section 437. When bail may be taken in case of non-bailable offence
CrPC Section 439. Special powers of High Court or Court of Session regarding bail
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 109. Punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed in consequence, and where no express provision is made for its punishment
IPC Section 409. Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent

Headnote :

The High Court has ample power under S. 439, read with S. 435, of the Code of Criminal Procedure to revise an order of discharge made by a Presidency Magistrate in a commitment proceeding, and to direct the committal of the accused person to the Court of Session. Section 439 of the Code contemplates...

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Ramaswamy Nadar Vs. The State of Madras [1957] INSC 82 (11 October 1957)

Judgement Date : 11 Oct 1957

Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 82 SC

CrPC Section 238. Compliance with section 207
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 403. Dishonest misappropriation of property
IPC Section 420. Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property

Headnote :

The appellant, who used to carry on the business of conducting prize competitions, was prosecuted on a charge under S. 420 of the Indian Penal Code. The case against him was that though he found that his competitions did not attract a sufficiently large number of competitors to yield the guaranteed...

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Dr. N. B. Khare Vs. Election Commission of India [1957] INSC 83 (14 October 1957)

Judgement Date : 14 Oct 1957

Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 83 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

The petitioner describing himself as an intending candidate for the Presidential Election filed a petition in the Supreme Court under Art. 71 (1) of the Constitution of India impugning the election of the President, but it was returned by the Registrar of the Court on the ground that it was not in c...

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Kapil Deo Shukla Vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh [1957] INSC 84 (14 October 1957)

Judgement Date : 14 Oct 1957

Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 84 SC

CrPC Section 418. Execution of sentence of imprisonment
CrPC Section 419. Direction of warrant for execution
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 408. Criminal breach of trust by clerk or servant
IPC Section 477A. Falsification of accounts

Headnote :

The appellant was tried by a Sessions judge and a jury for offenses under ss. 477-A and 408, Indian Penal Code. A large volume of documentary evidence was in English and the statement of one of the principal witnesses was given in English. The main question for decision was the authorship of the for...

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Indian Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. & ANR Vs. Their Workmen [1957] INSC 85 (15 October 1957)

Judgement Date : 15 Oct 1957

Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 85 SC

Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

Headnote :

On account of the continued illegal stoppage of work, 'glow down' tactics, and strikes indulged in by the workmen despite the advice of their Union, the appellant company issued a notice dated August 23, 1953, that in consequence of the illegal strike the Management has no option but to decl...

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Messrs. Crown Aluminium Works Vs. Their Workmen [1957] INSC 86 (15 October 1957)

Judgement Date : 15 Oct 1957

Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 86 SC

Constitution of India
Factories Act, 1948
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

Headnote :

Although there can be no rigid and inexorable convention that a wage structure once fixed can never be changed to the prejudice of the workmen, there are well-recognised principles on which such revision must be founded, one important principle, to which there can be no exception, is that the wages...

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The Commissioner of Income-Tax Vs. M/S. Mcmillan & Co [1957] INSC 87 (16 October 1957)

Judgement Date : 16 Oct 1957

Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 87 SC

Headnote :

The respondent assessee, a non-resident company, sold and published books and magazines in various parts of the world. It submitted for the assessment year in question a return in which a fixed percentage of the marked price of all publications sold in India, printed in India or elsewhere, was ad...

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Sidheswar Ganguly Vs. The State of West Bengal [1957] INSC 88 (24 October 1957)

Judgement Date : 24 Oct 1957

Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 88 SC

Constitution of India
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 376. Punishment for rape

Headnote :

Appellant was tried by the Sessions judge and a jury on the charge of committing rape. On the question of the age of the girl expert medical evidence was produced but no birth certificate was available. The father of the girl could not be examined as he was dead. According to the Police evidence the...

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Jaswant Singh Vs. The State of Punjab [1957] INSC 89 (25 October 1957)

Judgement Date : 25 Oct 1957

Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 89 SC

CrPC Section 195. Prosecution for contempt of lawful authority of public servants, for offences against public justice and for offences relating to documents given in evidence
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 409. Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent
IPC Section 477A. Falsification of accounts

Headnote :

Sanction was given under s. 6 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, for the prosecution of the appellant for having received illegal gratification from one Pal Singh. He was charged with and tried for two offences under s. 5(1)(a) of the Act for habitually accepting or obtaining illegal gratifi...

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Sarjug Rai & Ors Vs. The State of Bihar [1957] INSC 90 (28 October 1957)

Judgement Date : 28 Oct 1957

Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 90 SC

CrPC Section 30. Sentence of imprisonment in default of fine
CrPC Section 439. Special powers of High Court or Court of Session regarding bail
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 395. Punishment for dacoity

Headnote :

The appellants were tried before an Assistant Sessions judge for the offence of dacoity under s. 395 Indian Penal Code. Under 3. 31(3) Code of Criminal Procedure, (as it then stood) the Assistant Sessions judge could award a maximum sentence of seven years rigorous imprisonment. He convicted the...

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Dhian Singh Sobha Singh & ANR Vs. The Union of India [1957] INSC 91 (29 October 1957)

Judgement Date : 29 Oct 1957

Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 91 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)

Headnote :

The appellants, by an agreement, let out two trucks on hire to the respondent. The respondent terminated the agreement but failed to return the trucks on the fixed date on the plea that they had already been returned to a partner of the appellants. The appellants served the statutory notice under s....

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Nani Gopal Biswas Vs. The Municipality of Howrah [1957] INSC 92 (29 October 1957)

Judgement Date : 29 Oct 1957

Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 92 SC

CrPC Section 237. Procedure in cases instituted under section 199(2)
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 302. Punishment for murder

Headnote :

The appellant was convicted by the Municipal Magistrate under s. 488, read with s. 299, of the Calcutta Municipal Act, 1923, and sentenced to pay a fine of Rs. 75, for failure to carry out within the specified time the terms of a notice served on him under S. 299 of the Act to remove the encroachmen...

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Inayat Ullah Vs. The Custodian, Evacuee Property [1957] INSC 93 (30 October 1957)

Judgement Date : 30 Oct 1957

Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 93 SC

Administration of Evacuee Property Act, 1950
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)
CrPC Section 482. Saving of inherent power of High Court
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 228. Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding

Headnote :

The appellant and his brother owned certain properties inherited from their father. The brother died and the appellant claimed to have become the sole heir. The respondent issued a notice under S. 7 of the Administration of Evacuee Property Act, 1950, in respect of the share of the brother on the gr...

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Leo Roy Frey Vs. The Superintendent, District Jail, Amritsar & ANR [1957] INSC 94 (31 October 1957)

Judgement Date : 31 Oct 1957

Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 94 SC

Constitution of India
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 120B. Punishment of criminal conspiracy

Headnote :

The petitioners were found guilty under s. 167(8) of the Sea Customs Act and the currency and other goods recovered from their possession were confiscated and heavy personal penalties imposed on them by the Collector of Central Excise and Land Customs. Complaints were thereafter lodged against them...

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