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Supreme Court (SC) Judgements on CrPC Section 154. Information in cognizable cases

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Dr. Naresh Kumar Mangla Vs. Smt. Anita Agarwal

Judgement Date : december/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 666 SC

Headnote :

A. Under the Criminal Procedure Code of 1973, Section 438 of the Indian Penal Code of 1860, and Sections 498A and 304B concerning dowry death, the anticipatory bail has been canceled. The informant\'s daughter experienced an unnatural death shortly after the complaint was filed. The FIR mentions pri...

Amish Devgan Vs. Union of India

Judgement Date : december/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 644 SC

Headnote :

A. Under the Indian Penal Code of 1860, specifically Sections 153A, 295A, and 505(2), along with the Criminal Procedure Code of 1973, Sections 156 and 179, a derogatory comment made about a Sufi saint has raised questions regarding the place of the cause of action. The debate show hosted by the peti...

MUKESH SINGH vs. STATE (NARCOTIC BRANCH OF DELHI)

Judgement Date : august/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 485 SC

Headnote :

CRUCIALNDPS - An investigation will not be deemed unfair or biased simply because the informant is also the investigator.According to the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act of 1985, it has been determined that when the informant is also the investigator, the investigation remains free fr...

UNION OF INDIA vs. ASHOK KUMAR SHARMA

Judgement Date : august/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 476 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTDrugs and Cosmetics Act - Selling medicine without a license - Cognizance of the offense - Police Officers lack the authority to file FIRs, conduct investigations, or make arrests; such powers are exclusively held by Drug Inspectors.A. Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Sections 32, 190, and 15...

RHEA CHAKRABORTY vs. STATE OF BIHAR

Judgement Date : august/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 457 SC

Headnote :

CRUCIALJurisdiction - Unnatural death in Mumbai - The Patna police have the authority to file an FIR and conduct an investigation - A police officer cannot decline to investigate based on territorial limitations - The Bihar Government is authorized to assign the investigation to the CBI.A. Criminal...

ARNAB RANJAN GOSWAMI vs. UNION OF INDIA

Judgement Date : may/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 371 SC

Headnote :

CRUCIALArnab Goswami Case - The right to journalistic freedom of speech and expression is safeguarded by Article 19(1)(a).According to the Constitution of India, 1950, Articles 19(1)(a) and 32, along with the Indian Penal Code, 1860, Sections 153, 153A, 153B, 295A, 298, 500, 504, 506, and 120B, ther...

M. SUBRAMANIAM vs. S. JANAKI

Judgement Date : march/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 296 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTFor filing a First Information Report - An aggrieved individual should not approach the High Court, but instead should seek relief from the relevant Magistrate under section 156(3) of the CrPC, 1973.According to Article 136 of the Constitution of India, 1950, and Sections 154 and 156(3) of...

SUSHILA AGGARWAL vs. STATE (NCT OF DELHI)

Judgement Date : january/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 94 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTPre-arrest bail granted under Section 438 does not have to be time-bound - the situation is the same as in Sections 437 and 439 of the Cr.P.C., 1973.The requirement to impose conditions under Section 438(2) for granting anticipatory bail is not mandatory.The rights that citizens hold dear a...

MUKESH KUMAR vs. UNION OF INDIA

Judgement Date : january/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 91 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTIt is not required that every piece of material cited by the petitioner should have been submitted to the President along with the mercy petition for the President\'s consideration.A prompt review of the mercy petition and its rapid rejection do not constitute valid grounds for judicial rev...

UNION OF INDIA vs. CHANDRA BHUSHAN YADAV

Judgement Date : january/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 46 SC

Headnote :

A. According to the Air Force Rules of 1969, specifically Rule 24, Rule 43(4), and Rule 156(2), (6), and (7), as well as the Air Force Act of 1950, Regulations Para 804 (b), Section 52(c), and 111, the issues of theft and misappropriation of kerosene and diesel have led to the dismissal from service...

IN RE ASSESSMENT OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN RESPONSE TO SEXUAL OFFENCES

Judgement Date : december/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 1299 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTRegarding the agitation, anxiety, and unrest among the public due to delays in rape case proceedings, the Court has requested status reports from various responsible parties.Under the Indian Penal Code, 1860, specifically Sections 376, 166A, 357C, and 166B concerning rape cases, the Court h...

EBHA ARJUN JADEJA vs. THE STATE OF GUJARAT

Judgement Date : october/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 979 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTFIRs for TADA offences require the sanction of the Competent Authority.IMPORTANTHowever, investigations into serious crimes such as murder and rape must not be postponed solely due to the involvement of TADA.A. Under Section 20A(1) of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act...

Pradeep Ram Vs. State of Jharkhand

Judgement Date : july/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 527 SC

State of Tamil Nadu Vs. Elephant G. Rajendran

Judgement Date : april/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 379 SC

Pattu Rajan Vs. State of Tamil Nadu

Judgement Date : march/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 315 SC

State of Kerala Vs. Rasheed [October 30, 2018]

Judgement Date : october/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 805 SC

State of M.P. Vs. Ratan Singh & Ors. [September 05, 2018]

Judgement Date : september/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 619 SC

State by Lokayuktha Police Vs. H. Srinivas [MAY 18, 2018]

Judgement Date : may/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 398 SC

Tehseen Poonawalla Vs. Union of India and ANR [April 19, 2018]

Judgement Date : april/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 292 SC

Atul Thakur Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh Etc. Etc. [January 19, 2018]

Judgement Date : january/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 25 SC

State of Himachal Pradesh Vs. Nirmala Devi [April 10, 2017]

Judgement Date : april/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 302 SC

Umarmia Alias Mamumia Vs. State of Gujarat [February 01, 2017]

Judgement Date : february/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 87 SC

The State of Telangana Vs. Habib Abdullah Jeelani & Ors. [January 06, 2017]

Judgement Date : january/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 33 SC

Karma Dorjee & Ors Vs. Union of India and Ors. [December 14, 2016]

Judgement Date : december/2016, Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 905 SC

Bhagwan Jagannath Markad & Ors. Vs. State of Maharashtra [October 04, 2016]

Judgement Date : october/2016, Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 726 SC

Mehboob Ali & ANR. Vs. State of Rajasthan [October 27, 2015]

Judgement Date : october/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 718 SC

Vijay Thakur Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh [SEPTEMBER 19, 2014]

Judgement Date : september/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 596 SC

Mohd. Haroon & Ors. Vs. Union of India & ANR. [MARCH 26, 2014]

Judgement Date : march/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 192 SC

Manohar Lal Sharma Vs. The Principal Secretary and Ors. [December 17, 2013]

Judgement Date : december/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 893 SC

State of Gujarat Vs. Girish Radhakrishnan Varde [November 25, 2013]

Judgement Date : november/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 818 SC

Lalita Kumari Vs. Govt. of U.P. & Ors. [NOVEMBER 12, 2013]

Judgement Date : november/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 779 SC

Umesh Singh Vs. State of Bihar [March 22, 2013]

Judgement Date : march/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 225 SC

Anju Chaudhary Vs. State of U.P. & ANR. [December 13, 2012]

Judgement Date : december/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 745 SC

Yanab Sheikh @ Gagu Vs. State of West Bengal [December 13, 2012]

Judgement Date : december/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 744 SC

Budhi Singh Vs. State of H.P. [December 13, 2012]

Judgement Date : december/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 742 SC

Surajit Sarkar Vs. State of West Bengal [December 4, 2012]

Judgement Date : december/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 694 SC

Anand Mohan Vs. State of Bihar [July 10, 2012]

Judgement Date : july/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 351 SC

Krishan Lal Vs. Food Corporation of India & Ors. [February 24, 2012]

Judgement Date : february/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 138 SC

Shivlal & ANR. Vs. State of Chhattisgarh

Judgement Date : september/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 726 SC

Prem Prakash @ Lillu & Anr. Vs. State of Haryana

Judgement Date : july/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 493 SC

Jahid Shaikh & Ors Vs. State of Gujarat & ANR.

Judgement Date : july/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 482 SC

Ravi Vs Badrinarayan & Ors.

Judgement Date : february/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 134 SC

Sainath Mandir Trust Vs Vijaya & Ors. (December 13, 2010)

Judgement Date : december/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 939 SC

Babubhai Vs. State of Gujarat & Ors. [2010] INSC 663 (26 August 2010)

Judgement Date : august/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 605 SC

M.C. Ali & ANR. Vs. State of Kerala [2010] INSC 268 (13 April 2010)

Judgement Date : april/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 268 SC

Sakiri Vasu Vs. State of U.P. and Others [2007] Insc 1235 (7 December 2007)

Judgement Date : december/2007, Citation : 2007 Latest Caselaw 22 SC

Bank of Rajasthan Vs. Keshav Bangur & Another [2007] Insc 998 (3 October 2007)

Judgement Date : october/2007, Citation : 2007 Latest Caselaw 785 SC

Ajay Singh Vs. State of Maharashtra [2007] Insc 688 (6 June 2007)

Judgement Date : june/2007, Citation : 2007 Latest Caselaw 487 SC

Gurpreet Singh Vs. State of Punjab [2005] Insc 633 (9 November 2005)

Judgement Date : november/2005, Citation : 2005 Latest Caselaw 630 SC

Jaipal Vs. State of Haryana [2002] INSC 418 (1 October 2002)

Judgement Date : october/2002, Citation : 2002 Latest Caselaw 419 SC

T.T.Antony Vs. State of Kerala & Ors [2001] INSC 320 (12 July 2001)

Judgement Date : july/2001, Citation : 2001 Latest Caselaw 320 SC

Ambika Prasad & ANR Vs. State [2000] INSC 22 (21 January 2000)

Judgement Date : january/2000, Citation : 2000 Latest Caselaw 22 SC

Rakesh Singha Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh [1996] INSC 514 (9 April 1996)

Judgement Date : april/1996, Citation : 1996 Latest Caselaw 330 SC

Mehraj Singh Vs. State of U.P [1994] INSC 252 (21 April 1994)

Judgement Date : april/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 249 SC

Ramsinh Bavaji Jadeja Vs. State of Gujarat [1994] INSC 153 (1 March 1994)

Judgement Date : march/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 151 SC

Bheru Singh Vs. State of Rajasthan [1994] INSC 87 (4 February 1994)

Judgement Date : february/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 86 SC

State of U.P. Vs. Pussu @ Ram Kishore [1983] INSC 75 (2 June 1983)

Judgement Date : june/1983, Citation : 1983 Latest Caselaw 75 SC

Headnote :

The prosecution\'s case against the accused-respondent was that while the deceased and his wife were returning home from their field, he and a co-accused, armed with a gun and a homemade pistol, shot at the deceased, inflicting injuries. Some passersby, including two eyewitnesses, managed to subdue...

Ramji Surjya & ANR Vs. State of Maharashtra [1983] INSC 71 (13 May 1983)

Judgement Date : may/1983, Citation : 1983 Latest Caselaw 71 SC

Headnote :

The appellants faced charges under section 302134 of the I.P.C. for the murder of P.W. 2\'s husband, who was lying on a cot inside a hut while P.W. 2 sat outside. The trial court rejected the prosecution\'s claim that P.W. 2 was an eyewitness to the incident, determining that her account contained d...

Ajitsingh Thakursingh & ANR Vs. State of Gujarat [1981] INSC 8 (9 January 1981)

Judgement Date : january/1981, Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 8 SC

Headnote :

The two appellants, a father and son, along with another son who was acquitted, faced charges for the murder of the deceased and for injuring his two brothers, all of whom lived in a chawl owned by the first appellant. The prosecution claimed that on the day of the incident, the appellants demanded...

Baiju Alias Bharosa Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh [1978] INSC 10 (19 January 1978)

Judgement Date : january/1978, Citation : 1978 Latest Caselaw 10 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, under the guise of promising to help the deceased Ramdayal\'s family conceive a child through sorcery, gained their trust and subsequently murdered Ramdayal, his wife Smt. Fulkanwar, his mother Smt. Bhagwanti, and his nephew Rambakas on the night of January 20, 1975. He also stole var...

Hallu & Ors Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh [1974] INSC 61 (19 March 1974)

Judgement Date : march/1974, Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 61 SC

Headnote :

The appellants, along with several others, faced charges related to the murder of two individuals. The trial court evaluated the evidence based on the following principles: (a) in cases of rioting, discrepancies in evidence are inevitable, but the court\'s responsibility is to consider the overall p...

Ramanlal Bhogilal Shah & ANR Vs. D. K. Guha & Ors [1973] INSC 19 (24 January 1973)

Judgement Date : january/1973, Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 19 SC

Headnote :

The legal issue is identical in both writ petitions, and the details of writ petition No. 164 of 1972 are as follows: The petitioner served as the General Manager of United Commercial Bank until January 17, 1968, when he became its Chairman and whole-time Director. Following the bank\'s nationalizat...

A.K. K. Nambiar Vs. Union of India & ANR [1969] INSC 309 (28 October 1969)

Judgement Date : october/1969, Citation : 1969 Latest Caselaw 309 SC

Headnote :

The appellant joined the Indian Police Service in 1935. In November 1956, he was appointed as the Inspector-General of Police in Andhra Pradesh, and in August 1967, he became the Special Inspector-General of Police tasked with revising the Police Standing Orders. That same year, the Chief Minister o...

Assistant Collector of Customs & ANR Vs. U.L.R. Malwani & ANR [1968] INSC 249 (16 October 1968)

Judgement Date : october/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 249 SC

Headnote :

The defendants were charged with conspiring in Bombay and other locations around early October 1959 to smuggle foreign goods into India. In furtherance of this conspiracy, they allegedly smuggled various foreign items during 1959 and 1960. The Customs authorities conducted an investigation during wh...

Mohar Rai & Bharath Rai Vs. The State of Bihar [1968] INSC 74 (22 March 1968)

Judgement Date : march/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 74 SC

Headnote :

The first appellant was found guilty under Section 324 of the IPC for shooting and injuring PW 1, at the instigation of the second appellant, who was convicted under Section 324 in conjunction with Section 109 of the IPC. It was convincingly established that there was animosity between the appellant...

Aghnoo Nagesia Vs. State of Bihar [1965] INSC 125 (4 May 1965)

Judgement Date : may/1965, Citation : 1965 Latest Caselaw 125 SC

Headnote :

The appellant faced trial for murder, with the main evidence against him being a first information report that included a complete confession of the crime. The trial court convicted the appellant under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, and this conviction was upheld by the High Court. Subsequent...

R. P. Kapur Vs. Pratap Singh Kairon & Ors [1963] INSC 161 (2 August 1963)

Judgement Date : august/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 189 SC

Headnote :

The appellant joined the Indian Civil Service in 1938 and continued to serve after India\'s independence, working for the Government of Punjab since 1948. In July 1959, while serving as Commissioner of the Ambala Division, he was suspended. Prior to this, two criminal cases had been filed against hi...

R.P. Kapur & Ors Vs. Sardar Pratap Singh Kairon & Ors [1960] INSC 184 (28 October 1960)

Judgement Date : october/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 184 SC

Headnote :

A complaint was filed by one S against the first petitioner to the Chief Minister, who forwarded it to the Additional Inspector General of Police. The Inspector General then directed the Deputy Superintendent of Police, C.I.D., to \"register a case and investigate personally.\" Consequently, the Dep...