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Supreme Court (SC) Judgements on Bombay Police Act, 1951

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Bombay Police Act, 1951 Gujarat State Laws
 

List of Judgements

G.C. Manjunath & Ors. Vs. Seetaram

Judgement Date : april/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 329 SC

Hussainbhai Asgarali Lokhandwala Vs. State of Gujarat

Judgement Date : august/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 515 SC

Hussainbhai Asgarali Lokhandwala Vs. State of Gujarat

Judgement Date : august/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 514 SC

Hotel Priya, A Proprietorship Vs. State of Maharashtra

Judgement Date : february/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 173 SC

ARNAB MANORANJAN GOSWAMI vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Judgement Date : november/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 623 SC

Headnote :

A. Under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, and Sections 306 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 - In the case of Arnab Goswami regarding abetment to suicide and illegal detention, the bail application was declined. The appellant, who is the Editor-in-Chief of Republic TV and Managi...

AMIT SAHNI vs. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE

Judgement Date : october/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 541 SC

Headnote :

NOTICEProtests - Demonstrations aimed at expressing dissent must occur only in designated areas. Blocking public pathways, whether at the specific site of the protest or elsewhere, is not permitted.According to Article 19(1)(b) of the Constitution of India, 1950 - The Saheenbagh demonstration involv...

D. DEVARAJA vs. OWAIS SABEER HUSSAIN

Judgement Date : june/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 400 SC

Headnote :

A. According to Section 197 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, and Section 170 of the Karnataka Police Act, 1963, obtaining government sanction is essential for prosecuting a police officer for actions related to their official duties. This requirement is crucial to shield police officers from fa...

THE AUTHORIZED OFFICER,INDIAN BANK vs. D. VISALAKSHI

Judgement Date : september/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 860 SC

Headnote :

Section 2(k) of the Criminal Procedure Code - Section 14 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002.[Paragraph ]

Shri Hanumant Dinkar Arjun Vs. Shri Suresh R. Andhare

Judgement Date : may/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 461 SC

GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI Vs UNION OF INDIA

Judgement Date : february/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 130 SC

Headnote :

The Constitution of India, specifically Articles 226, 239, and 239AA, establishes that when the executive branch of the Delhi Government makes a decision, the Lieutenant Governor (LG) has the authority to form his own opinion on any matter, which may differ from the decision made by his Ministers. S...

Adambhai Sulemanbhai Ajmeri & Ors. Vs. State of Gujarat [May 16, 2014]

Judgement Date : may/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 367 SC

Vipul Shital Prasad Agarwal Vs. State of Gujarat & ANR. [November 6, 2012]

Judgement Date : november/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 634 SC

Pushpa Vanti Petitioner Vs Union of India & others (November 15, 2010)

Judgement Date : november/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 849 SC

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

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

Manubhai Atabhai Vs. State of Gujarat [2007] Insc 714 (21 June 2007)

Judgement Date : june/2007, Citation : 2007 Latest Caselaw 512 SC

The State of Gujarat Vs. Anirudhsing & ANR [1997] INSC 593 (10 July 1997)

Judgement Date : july/1997, Citation : 1997 Latest Caselaw 509 SC

Kartar Singh Vs. State of Punjab [1994] INSC 172 (11 March 1994)

Judgement Date : march/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 170 SC

Prof.Sumer Chand Vs. Union of India [1993] INSC 341 (7 September 1993)

Judgement Date : september/1993, Citation : 1993 Latest Caselaw 336 SC

Mahesh Travels & Tours & ANR Vs. Commissioner of Police & Ors [1989] INSC 160 (1 May 1989)

Judgement Date : may/1989, Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 160 SC

Headnote :

The appellants were providing launch services for recreational rides, film shoots, and similar activities from Apollo Pier or Gateway of India to Elephanta Island in Bombay. Respondent 7 was a cooperative association of launch owners also engaged in these activities. The association\'s members opera...

Abdul Razak Abdul Wahab Sheikh Vs. S.N. Sinha, Commissioner of Police, Ahmedabad & ANR [1989] INSC 75 (3 March 1989)

Judgement Date : march/1989, Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 75 SC

Headnote :

The Commissioner of Police, Ahmedabad, Respondent No. 1, issued a detention order on May 23, 1988, against Abdul Latif Abdul Wahab, the petitioner’s brother, under section 3(2) of the Gujarat Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act, 1985. This order was served to the detenu while he was incarcera...

Shivaji Atmaji Sawant & ANR Vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors [1986] INSC 16 (14 February 1986)

Judgement Date : february/1986, Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 16 SC

Headnote :

The appellants were part of the Bombay Police Force and held positions within the Maharashtra Police Karamchari Sanghtana. They were dismissed from their positions without being provided with a charge-sheet or undergoing any inquiry regarding the alleged misconduct attributed to them under subsectio...

Gulam Abbas & Ors Vs. State of U.P. & Ors [1981] INSC 188 (3 November 1981)

Judgement Date : november/1981, Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 188 SC

Headnote :

The Uttar Pradesh Muslim Wakf Act of 1960 (Act XVI of 1960) repeals the Uttar Pradesh Muslim Wakf Act of 1936 (Act XIII of 1936). This raises questions about the finality of survey reports and the implications of registering Wakfs that were established under the previous Act prior to its repeal. The...

Janardan Vs. State of Maharashtra [1978] INSC 75 (4 April 1978)

Judgement Date : april/1978, Citation : 1978 Latest Caselaw 75 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, along with sixteen others, was found guilty under section 4 of the Gambling Act and received a sentence of two months of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 400/-; if the fine was not paid, an additional month of rigorous imprisonment would be imposed. The appellant was the only o...

Prabhakar & Ors Vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors [1975] INSC 267 (22 October 1975)

Judgement Date : october/1975, Citation : 1975 Latest Caselaw 265 SC

Headnote :

Appointments for the positions of sub-inspectors in the District Police Force or the Greater Bombay Police Force in the State of Bombay, prior to May 1, 1939, required an 18-month training period at the Police Training School in Nasik. From May 1, 1939, to June 1, 1949, a new training facility was e...

Himat Lal K. Shah Vs. Commissioner of Police, Ahmedabad & ANR [1972] INSC 220 (15 September 1972)

Judgement Date : september/1972, Citation : 1972 Latest Caselaw 220 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, whose request to conduct a public meeting on a public street was denied, argued in a writ petition to the High Court that (1) the regulations established by the first respondent under section 33(1)(O) of the Bombay Police Act, 1951, were beyond the authority of the section, as it does...

Virupaxappa Veerappa Kadampur Vs. The State of Mysore [1962] INSC 306 (9 November 1962)

Judgement Date : november/1962, Citation : 1962 Latest Caselaw 306 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, a Head Constable, faced charges under section 218 of the Indian Penal Code. The prosecution\'s case stated that on February 23, 1954, after receiving information about individuals attempting to smuggle Ganja, the appellant apprehended N, who was found with a bundle containing 15 packe...

The State of Maharashtra Vs. Vishnu Ramchandra [1960] INSC 173 (18 October 1960)

Judgement Date : october/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 173 SC

Headnote :

On November 16, 1949, the respondent was found guilty under sections 380 and 114 of the Indian Penal Code. Subsequently, on October 5, 1957, the Deputy Commissioner of Police in Bombay issued an order under section 57(1) of the Bombay Police Act, expelling him from the Greater Bombay area. He was la...

The State of Madhya Pradesh & ANR Vs. Baldeo Prasad [1960] INSC 163 (3 October 1960)

Judgement Date : october/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 163 SC

Headnote :

By an order issued under section 4-A of the Central Provinces and Berar Goondas Act, 1946 (X of 1946), as amended by the Madhya Pradesh Act XLIX of 1950, the State of Madhya Pradesh instructed the respondent to vacate the district of Chhindwara, which had been designated as a proclaimed area under t...

Hari Khemu Gawali Vs. The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Bombay & ANR [1956] INSC 39 (8 May 1956)

Judgement Date : may/1956, Citation : 1956 Latest Caselaw 39 SC

Headnote :

Section 57 of the Bombay Police Act, 1951 states that if an individual is convicted of specific offenses listed in the section, \"the Commissioner, the District Magistrate, or the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, who has been specially authorized by the State Government, may, if they believe that the indi...

Bhagubhai Dullabhabhai Bhandari Vs. The District Magistrate, Thana & Ors [1956] INSC 38 (8 May 1956)

Judgement Date : may/1956, Citation : 1956 Latest Caselaw 38 SC

Headnote :

Section 56 of the Bombay Police Act, 1951 is constitutional and does not violate Article 19 of the Constitution, as established in Gurbachan Singh v. State of Bombay ([1952] S.C.R. 737). To invoke this section, the concerned officer must be convinced that witnesses are unwilling to testify publicly...