COURT: The Honourable Supreme Court of India. CITATION: Civil Appeal No. 1769 of 2021 DATE OF JUDGEMENT: 7th May 2021 JUDGES: Honourable Chief Justice of India Shri. N.V. Ramana, Honourable Justice Surya Kant, Honourable Justice Aniruddha Bose. PARTIES: (Appellant) Rahul Sharma & Anr. (Respondents) National Insurance Company Ltd. & Ors. Read more
Facts of the Case- Blue Dart Express Limited (hereinafter referred to as “Blue Dart”) is a courier company engaged in the business of providing courier services in the state of Maharashtra. The company had filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court challenging the validity of certain provisions of Read more
FACTS: a) 3(1)(ix)-Atrocities Act b) 3(2)(vi)- Atrocities Act c) 3(2)(vii)- Atrocities Act d) Section 182- IPC e) Section 192- IPC f) Section 193- IPC g) Section 203- IPC h) Section 219 read with section 34- IPC 5. The High Court rejected the appellant’s request to have the aforementioned complaint Read more
FACTS OF THE CASE ISSUE RAISED CONTENTION BY APPELLANT : CONTENTIONS BY RESPONDENT: JUDGEMENT In order to appreciate rival submissions section 156 of the code of criminal procedure needs to be quoted The court held that it is clear to understand, that any Judicial Magistrate, before taking cognizance of any Read more
Citation: AIR 1978 Guj 49 Bench: J. D Desai, J. P Desai, J. B Mehta Decided by: Gujarat High Court Date of Judgement: 15 April, 1977 Introduction: The instant case holds an important place in the legal domain in giving a ruling that reading over of the police statement to Read more
FACTS OF THE CASE The application of bail had been filed under 439[1] of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 by the respondents in front of the High Court as the accused arrested was not guilty of any crime. The incident was registered by the police officers of APMC Police Station, Read more
INTRODUCTION: Contempt of court is a kind of crime of being disobedient to or disrespectful towards the court of law and its officers by the form of their behavior that opposes or defies the authority, administration of justice, and dignity of the court. There are mainly two categories that have Read more
Case Name: R. P. Kapur and Others vs Sardar Pratap Singh Kairon and Others Citations: 1961 AIR 1117, 1961 SCR (2) 143 Court: The Supreme Court of India Bench: Das, S.K. Hidayatullah, M. Gupta, K.C. Das, Shah, J.C. Ayyangar, N. Rajagopala Date of Judgment: 28th October 1960 Parties Involved: Appellant: Read more
Case Name: General Office Commanding v. CBI & Anr. Equivalent Citation: AIR 2012 SC 1890 Date of Judgement: 1 May 2012 Court: Supreme Court of India Case no.: Criminal Appeal no. 257 of 2011 Case Type: Criminal Appeal Appellant: General Officer Commanding Respondents: CBI & Anr. Bench: B.S. Chauhan, Swatanter Read more
INTRODUCTION: – The meaning of the word ‘cognizance’ is to “provide legal notice” or “to became aware of.” It indicates to the point where a Magistrate or a Judge first takes judicial notice of an offense. It is the line where the investigation is completed and the initial trial begins. Read more