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Supreme Court (SC) Judgements on Official Secrets Act, 1923

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Official Secrets Act, 1923 Criminal Laws
 

List of Judgements

State Through Central Bureau of Investigation Vs. Hemendhra Reddy Etc. Etc

Judgement Date : april/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 404 SC

PYARE LAL vs. STATE OF HARYANA

Judgement Date : july/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 425 SC

Headnote :

NOTICEPremature Release - The Governor\'s authority under Article 161 - All relevant information, including the severity of the crime and the manner in which it was committed, must be considered.According to Section 433A of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, and Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code,...

CHIEF INFORMATION COMMISSIONER vs. HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT

Judgement Date : march/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 236 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTCertified Copies - A third party\'s right to request certified copies must follow the Gujarat High Court Rules established by the High Court, rather than relying on the provisions of the Right to Information Act.According to the Right to Information Act, 2005, Sections 19, 22, and 28, and t...

CENTRAL PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, SUPREME COURT OF INDIA vs. SUBHASH CHANDRA AGARWAL

Judgement Date : november/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 1095 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTShould information be disclosed? - A Public Interest Test will be conducted to assess and determine whether the information should be provided or if it is exempt. The independence of the judiciary is a matter of public interest.A. Under the Right to Information Act, 2005, Sections 8 and 11,...

UNION OF INDIA vs. RASHID H.

Judgement Date : october/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 1031 SC

Headnote :

Air Force Act, 1950 Section 20(3) Air Force Rules, 1969, Rule 156 - Dismissal from service - Validity - When a delinquent acknowledges their guilt, there is no further obligation for the authorities to demonstrate that the delinquent committed the offense. The delinquent made a statement during a co...

Yashwant Sinha Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation through its Director

Judgement Date : april/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 373 SC

S. Nambi Narayanan Vs. Siby Mathews & Others Etc. [September 14, 2018]

Judgement Date : september/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 652 SC

Devinder Singh & Ors. Vs. State of Punjab through CBI [April 25, 2016]

Judgement Date : april/2016, Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 307 SC

Reserve Bank of India Vs. Jayantilal N. Mistry [December 16, 2015]

Judgement Date : december/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 835 SC

Common Cause & Ors. Vs. Union of India and Ors. [May 14, 2015]

Judgement Date : may/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 378 SC

Safi Mohd. Vs. State of Rajasthan [April 17, 2013]

Judgement Date : april/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 320 SC

Amit Kapoor Vs. Ramesh Chander & ANR. [September 13, 2012]

Judgement Date : september/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 494 SC

Subhash Popatlal Dave Vs. Union of India & ANR. [July 10, 2012]

Judgement Date : july/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 349 SC

D. Ethiraj Vs. Secretary to Govt. & Ors.

Judgement Date : october/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 786 SC

Gopal Dass Thru. Brother Anand Vir Vs Union of India and ANR

Judgement Date : march/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 211 SC

C.B.I.New Delhi Vs. Abhishek Verma [2009] INSC 949 (6 May 2009)

Judgement Date : may/2009, Citation : 2009 Latest Caselaw 471 SC

Rakesh Kumar Jain Vs. State Through Cbi [2000] INSC 413 (8 August 2000)

Judgement Date : august/2000, Citation : 2000 Latest Caselaw 410 SC

State of Maharashtra Vs. Captain Buddhikota Subha Rao [1989] INSC 297 (29 September 1989)

Judgement Date : september/1989, Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 297 SC

Headnote :

The individual in question, a retired Naval Officer, was detained at the Bombay International Airport while preparing to board a flight to New York. Upon inspecting his luggage, authorities discovered several highly sensitive documents, leading to his arrest for violating the Official Secrets Act, 1...

State Vs. Jaspal Singh Gill [1984] INSC 117 (25 June 1984)

Judgement Date : june/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 117 SC

Headnote :

The respondent, along with three others, faced allegations of offenses punishable under sections 3, 5, and 9 of the Official Secrets Act, 1923, in conjunction with section 120 B of the Indian Penal Code, and was therefore committed to the Court of Sessions for these serious offenses. During the inve...

Superintendent & Remembrancer of Legal Affairs, West Bengal Vs. Satyen Bhowmick & Ors [1981] INSC 14 (15 January 1981)

Judgement Date : january/1981, Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 14 SC

Headnote :

Section 14 of the Official Secrets Act states that, in addition to any powers a Court may have to exclude the public from proceedings, if the prosecution requests that the publication of any evidence would harm the safety of the State during a trial for an offense under this Act, the Court may issue...

Sambhu Nath Sarkar Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors [1973] INSC 86 (19 April 1973)

Judgement Date : april/1973, Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 86 SC

Headnote :

The Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971, was enacted on July 2, 1971. Following this, a Proclamation of Emergency was declared on December 3, 1971, and the next day, the Defence of India Act, 1971, was introduced. This Act included Section 6, which made several amendments and added a new sect...

Naresh Shridhar Mirajkar & Ors Vs. State of Maharashtra & ANR [1966] INSC 64 (3 March 1966)

Judgement Date : march/1966, Citation : 1966 Latest Caselaw 64 SC

Headnote :

In a defamation lawsuit against the editor of a weekly newspaper, a witness requested the High Court to prevent the press from publicizing his testimony, citing potential harm to his business. After considering the arguments, the trial judge issued an oral order forbidding the publication of the wit...

The State Vs. Hiralal G. Kothari & Ors [1959] INSC 143 (30 November 1959)

Judgement Date : november/1959, Citation : 1959 Latest Caselaw 143 SC

Headnote :

On March 9, 1956, a conspiracy to leak budget proposals in exchange for valuable consideration was uncovered, leading to a case being filed under Section 165A of the Indian Penal Code, Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, Section 5 of the Official Secrets Act, 1923, and Section 12...