On January 22, 1990, a First Information Report (FIR) was filed under section 120-B in conjunction with sections 161, 162, 163, 164, and 165A of the [Indian Penal Code](https://www.latestlaws.com/bare-acts/central-acts-rules/criminal-laws/indian-penal-code1860/) along with sections 5(2), 5(1)(d), an...

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Ashok Kumar Alias Golu Vs. Union of India & Ors [1991] INSC 146 (10 July 1991)

Judgement Date : july/1991, Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 146 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment, a decision that was upheld by the High Court.Subsequently, he submitted a Writ Petition to the High Court seeking early release, arguing that he should be considered for release under the Rajasthan Prisons (Shortening of S...

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Govind Ramji Jadhav Vs. The State of Maharashtra [1990] INSC 80 (7 March 1990)

Judgement Date : march/1990, Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 80 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, along with two others, was sentenced to life imprisonment and 3 years of rigorous imprisonment or a fine of Rs. 2500 each for offenses under Section 302 in conjunction with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 201 in conjunction with Section 34 IPC, respectively. Upon...

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Sahab Singh & Ors Vs. State of Haryana [1990] INSC 47 (20 February 1990)

Judgement Date : february/1990, Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 47 SC

Headnote :

The appellants were found guilty by the Additional Sessions Judge on three charges and received various prison sentences along with a fine of Rs.200 under Sections 148, 323/149, and 302/149 of the Indian Penal Code (I.P.C.). They subsequently filed an appeal against their conviction and sentencing....

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Kehar Singh & ANR Vs. Union of India & ANR [1988] INSC 370 (16 December 1988)

Judgement Date : december/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 366 SC

Headnote :

The Supreme Court rejected an appeal filed by Kehar Singh, who sought special leave against his death sentence and conviction under section 120-B in conjunction with section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, related to the assassination of former Indian Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi. A subsequent Review P...

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Pathumma & ANR Vs. Muhammad [1986] INSC 83 (17 April 1986)

Judgement Date : april/1986, Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 83 SC

Headnote :

In the criminal application submitted by the appellants under section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Trial Court, after evaluating the evidence, accepted the respondent\'s defense that the first appellant was not his wife. However, it determined that the second appellant was his illegiti...

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Mithu Vs. State of Punjab [1983] INSC 37 (7 April 1983)

Judgement Date : april/1983, Citation : 1983 Latest Caselaw 37 SC

Headnote :

Section 303 of the Indian Penal Code states that anyone who is sentenced to life imprisonment and then commits murder shall face the death penalty. The counsel for the appellants/petitioners argued that Section 303 is unconstitutional, claiming it is both unreasonable and arbitrary, and that it perm...

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Hanumant Dass Vs. Vinay Kumar & Ors [1982] INSC 44 (5 April 1982)

Judgement Date : april/1982, Citation : 1982 Latest Caselaw 44 SC

Headnote :

Vinay Kumar, the husband of the late Asha, along with his mother Chhano Devi, was charged and convicted for the crime of burning Asha alive. They were sentenced to life imprisonment following a complaint from Hanumant Dass, Asha\'s father, who is also the appellant in Criminal Appeal 45 of 1982, as...

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Malak Singh Vs. State of Punjab & Haryana & Ors [1980] INSC 227 (5 December 1980)

Judgement Date : december/1980, Citation : 1980 Latest Caselaw 227 SC

Headnote :

The Court dismissed the appeals.HELD: (1) One of the primary objectives of a police force is to prevent crime. In relation to the responsibilities outlined in section 23 of the Police Act, 1861, it is essential to conduct discreet surveillance on known criminals, habitual offenders, and other potent...

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Maru Ram Vs. Union of India & ANR [1980] INSC 213 (11 November 1980)

Judgement Date : november/1980, Citation : 1980 Latest Caselaw 213 SC

Headnote :

The Court dismissed the writ petitions while granting partial relief.

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Bachan Singh Vs. State of Punjab [1979] INSC 182 (14 September 1979)

Judgement Date : september/1979, Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 182 SC

Headnote :

The appellants filed an appeal to the High Court challenging their conviction and sentence imposed by the Sessions Judge in Gurdaspur. In addition, the State submitted an appeal regarding their conviction and sentence under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (I.P.C.). A revision petition was also...

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Hareram Satpathy Vs. Tikaram Agar W Ala & Ors [1978] INSC 144 (24 August 1978)

Judgement Date : august/1978, Citation : 1978 Latest Caselaw 144 SC

Headnote :

On November 27, 1974, Parsuram Satpathy, the brother of the appellant, sought assistance and protection from the officer-in-charge of the Ballangir police station, claiming that there was a conspiracy to murder him. Two days later, on November 29, 1974, the appellant filed a First Information Report...

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Eknath Shankarrao Mukkawar Vs. State of Maharashtra [1977] INSC 114 (12 April 1977)

Judgement Date : april/1977, Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 114 SC

Headnote :

The appellant and his father faced charges under section 2(1)(c) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 for the adulteration of chili powder. A sample of the chili powder, seized by the Food Inspector on April 13, 1974, showed a total ash content of 37.25%, significantly exceeding the perm...

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Shaik Abdul Azeez Vs. StateKarnataka [1977] INSC 99 (28 March 1977)

Judgement Date : march/1977, Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 99 SC

Headnote :

Section 303 of the Indian Penal Code (I.P.C.) states that \"whoever, while serving a life sentence, commits murder shall be punished with death.\" The appellant was convicted of murder on July 26, 1961, by the High Court of Mysore for an offense committed on December 3, 1959, and was sentenced to li...

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State of Madhya Pradesh Vs. Ratan Singh & Ors [1976] INSC 139 (5 May 1976)

Judgement Date : may/1976, Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 139 SC

Headnote :

The individual in question was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Madhya Pradesh. Upon his request, he was transferred to a prison in Punjab, his home state. He subsequently applied to the Punjab Government, claiming that according to the Punjab Jail Manual, he was eligible f...

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Gopal Vinayak Godse Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors [1961] INSC 9 (12 January 1961)

Judgement Date : january/1961, Citation : 1961 Latest Caselaw 9 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner was convicted in 1949 and sentenced to life transportation. He received a remission of 2963 days, and when this was added to the time he had already served, it totaled over 20 years. The petitioner argued that his continued imprisonment was unlawful and requested to be released.The co...

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Sarat Chandra Rabha & Ors Vs. Khagendranath Nath & Ors [1960] INSC 181 (27 October 1960)

Judgement Date : october/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 181 SC

Headnote :

The appellant\'s nomination for election to the Assam Legislative Assembly was rejected by the Returning Officer due to disqualification under Section 7(b) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. This disqualification was based on the appellant\'s conviction and three-year rigorous imprisonme...

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K.M. Nanavati Vs. The State of Bombay [1960] INSC 140 (5 September 1960)

Judgement Date : september/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 140 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner served as the Second in Command of 1. N. S. Mysore, which arrived in Bombay in early March 1959. Shortly after, he was arrested on a murder charge under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and remained in naval custody throughout his trial. Eventually, he was tried by a jury before t...

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Central Acts Categories

Supreme Court (SC) Judgements on CrPC Section 401. High Court&rsquo;s powers of revision

List of Judgements

L. Narayana Swamy Vs. State of Karnataka & Ors. [September 06, 2016]

State of Gujarat & ANR. Vs. Lal Singh @ Manjit Singh & Ors. [June 29, 2016]

State through CBI/ACB, Hyderabad A.P Vs. Dharmana Prased Rao [APRIL 26, 2016]

Bharamappa Gogi Vs. Praveen Murthy & Ors. Etc. [February 9, 2016]

Union of India Vs. V. Sriharan @ Murugan & Ors. [DECEMBER 02, 2015]

Ms. Satwantin Bai Vs. Sunil Kumar & ANR. [April 10, 2015]

State of Madhya Pradesh Vs. Rakesh Mishra [March 23, 2015]

Vivek Rai & ANR. Vs. High Court of Jharkhand through Registrar General & Ors. [FEBRUARY 4, 2015]

State Tr. Insp. of Police Vs. A. Arun Kumar & ANR. [December 17, 2014]

Shlok Bhardwaj Vs. Runika Bhardwaj & Ors. [December 10, 2014]

Arjun Jadav Vs. State of West Bengal & Ors. [JULY 2, 2014]

Duryodhan Rout Vs. State of Orissa [JULY 01, 2014]

C.B.I. Vs. Ashok Kumar Aggarwal & ANR. [November 22, 2013]

Ganesha Vs. Sharanappa & ANR. [NOVEMBER 19, 2013]

Venkatesan Vs, Rani & ANR. [August 19, 2013]

Mohit alias Sonu and Another Vs. State of U.P. and Another [July 1, 2013]

Sahib Hussain @ Sahib Jan Vs. State of Rajasthan [APRIL 18, 2013]

Budh Singh Vs. State of Haryana and ANR [March 11, 2013]

Life Convict Bengal @ Khoka@ Prasanta Sen Vs. B.K. Srivastava & Ors. Alleged Contemnors [february 13, 2013]

Kumar Etc. Etc. Vs. Karnataka Industrial Coop. Bank Ltd. & ANR [December 14, 2012]

Krishan Lal Vs. State of Rajasthan & ANR. [December 03, 2012]

Sangeet & ANR. Vs. State of Haryana [November 20, 2012]

R.S. Mishra Vs State of Orissa &amp; Ors.

State of Haryana & Ors. Vs. Jagdish [2010] INSC 200 (22 March 2010)

Bimla Devi And ANR. Vs. State of J & K [2009] INSC 888 (5 May 2009)

State of M.P. Vs. Chunnilal @ Chunni Singh [2009] INSC 764 (15 April 2009)

State of M.P. Vs. Rameshwar & Ors. [2009] INSC 694 (6 April 2009)

Rama Chaudhary Vs. State of Bihar [2009] INSC 689 (2 April 2009)

Md.Shakeel Vs. State Police Tr.P.S.Hanmakonda & ANR. [2008] INSC 1882 (6 November 2008)

Jagtamba Devi Vs. Hem Ram and Ors [2008] INSC 127 (4 February 2008)

State of Haryana Vs. Mahender Singh & Ors [2007] Insc 1117 (2 November 2007)

Md. Munna Vs. Union of India & Ors [2005] Insc 485 (16 September 2005)

State of Maharashtra Vs. Jagmohan Singh Kuldip Singh Anand & Ors [2004] Insc 504 (27 August 2004)

Ram Briksh Singh & Ors Vs. Ambika Yadav & Anr [2004] Insc 146 (9 March 2004)

Govt. of A.P. & Ors Vs. M.T. Khan [2003] INSC 613 (5 December 2003)

Bindeshwari Prasad Singh @ B.P. Singh & Ors VS. State of Bihar (Now Jharkhand) [2002] INSC 344 (13 August 2002)

Ranbir Singh Vs. Dalbir Singh & Ors [2002] INSC 159 (20 March 2002)

Shri Bhagwan Vs. State of Rajasthan [2001] INSC 296 (10 May 2001)

Subash Chander Vs. Krishan Lal & Ors [2001] INSC 184 (29 March 2001)

Zahid Hussein & Ors Vs. State of West Bengal & ANR [2001] INSC 143 (15 March 2001)

Registrar of Companies Vs. Rajshree Sugar & Chemicals Ltd. & Ors [2000] INSC 326 (11 May 2000)

Registrar of Companies Vs. Rajshree Sugar & Chemicals Ltd. & Ors [2000] INSC 323 (11 May 2000)

Dharma Vs. Nirmal Singh & Bittu & ANR [1996] INSC 192 (5 February 1996)

The Janata Dal &amp; Ors Vs. H.S. Chowdhary &amp; Ors [1991] INSC 215 (27 August 1991)

Ashok Kumar Alias Golu Vs. Union of India &amp; Ors [1991] INSC 146 (10 July 1991)

Govind Ramji Jadhav Vs. The State of Maharashtra [1990] INSC 80 (7 March 1990)

Sahab Singh &amp; Ors Vs. State of Haryana [1990] INSC 47 (20 February 1990)

Kehar Singh &amp; ANR Vs. Union of India &amp; ANR [1988] INSC 370 (16 December 1988)

Pathumma &amp; ANR Vs. Muhammad [1986] INSC 83 (17 April 1986)

Mithu Vs. State of Punjab [1983] INSC 37 (7 April 1983)

Hanumant Dass Vs. Vinay Kumar &amp; Ors [1982] INSC 44 (5 April 1982)

Malak Singh Vs. State of Punjab &amp; Haryana &amp; Ors [1980] INSC 227 (5 December 1980)

Maru Ram Vs. Union of India &amp; ANR [1980] INSC 213 (11 November 1980)

Bachan Singh Vs. State of Punjab [1979] INSC 182 (14 September 1979)

Hareram Satpathy Vs. Tikaram Agar W Ala &amp; Ors [1978] INSC 144 (24 August 1978)

Eknath Shankarrao Mukkawar Vs. State of Maharashtra [1977] INSC 114 (12 April 1977)

Shaik Abdul Azeez Vs. StateKarnataka [1977] INSC 99 (28 March 1977)

State of Madhya Pradesh Vs. Ratan Singh &amp; Ors [1976] INSC 139 (5 May 1976)

Gopal Vinayak Godse Vs. The State of Maharashtra &amp; Ors [1961] INSC 9 (12 January 1961)

Sarat Chandra Rabha &amp; Ors Vs. Khagendranath Nath &amp; Ors [1960] INSC 181 (27 October 1960)

K.M. Nanavati Vs. The State of Bombay [1960] INSC 140 (5 September 1960)

State Bare Acts

Supreme Court (SC) Judgements on CrPC Section 401. High Court’s powers of revision

R.S. Mishra Vs State of Orissa & Ors.

The Janata Dal & Ors Vs. H.S. Chowdhary & Ors [1991] INSC 215 (27 August 1991)

Ashok Kumar Alias Golu Vs. Union of India & Ors [1991] INSC 146 (10 July 1991)

Sahab Singh & Ors Vs. State of Haryana [1990] INSC 47 (20 February 1990)

Kehar Singh & ANR Vs. Union of India & ANR [1988] INSC 370 (16 December 1988)

Pathumma & ANR Vs. Muhammad [1986] INSC 83 (17 April 1986)

Hanumant Dass Vs. Vinay Kumar & Ors [1982] INSC 44 (5 April 1982)

Malak Singh Vs. State of Punjab & Haryana & Ors [1980] INSC 227 (5 December 1980)

Maru Ram Vs. Union of India & ANR [1980] INSC 213 (11 November 1980)

Hareram Satpathy Vs. Tikaram Agar W Ala & Ors [1978] INSC 144 (24 August 1978)

State of Madhya Pradesh Vs. Ratan Singh & Ors [1976] INSC 139 (5 May 1976)

Gopal Vinayak Godse Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors [1961] INSC 9 (12 January 1961)

Sarat Chandra Rabha & Ors Vs. Khagendranath Nath & Ors [1960] INSC 181 (27 October 1960)