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Quash: Normal rule is prosecution for defamation cannot be quashed on the ground that the offending allegations were withdrawn

-February 13, 2024

Head notes: Factual aspects - Defamation complaint against the petitioner and the appellant seeking transfer - Appellant defamed the Gujarati people as ‘thugs’ - Petitioner withdrawn the offending statements - Respondent was not ready to quash the complaint - Normal rule is prosecution for defamation cannot be quashed on the ground that the offending allegations were withdrawn - Case quashed.

Reversal of Acquittal: Appellate court cannot reverse the acquittal on fresh appreciation of evidence and without recording any illegality error of law or of fact in the Trial court judgment

-February 12, 2024

Head note: Challenge: Trial court acquitted the appellants but Hon’ble High court reversed the acquittal and held the appellants guilty of murder hence this appeal - Analysing the judgment of the Hon’ble High Court - Issue: Whether the High Court was correct in reversing the order of acquittal - The accused are not unknown to the victims - Presumption of…

Identification of ornaments: It is necessary to examine the person from whom the other identical ornaments were brought

-February 8, 2024

Head note: Hon’ble Supreme court - Facts: Murder for gain - Unlawful assembly not attracted - Test Identification Parade usually conducted immediately after the arrest - Vague and bald statements of the witnesses regarding the injuries caused to them - Confronting s.161 statement - Cannot connect accused with the injuries (crime) - Recovery: It is necessary to examine the person…

Limitation and bar to take cognizance.

-February 3, 2024

Head note: Prayer - Issue raised - Judicial Magistrate issued notice to the prosecution under section 473 cr.p.c (want of limitation) - Kishore vs. State - Information to the police is akin to a complaint under section 2(d) crpc - General principle of criminal law - Old code, 1898 Cr.P.C: Prosecution need not be quashed based on delay in instituting…

SC/ST Act: No intention accused had to insult the complainant based on her caste

-February 2, 2024

Head note: Apex Court - Compromise petition filed under section 320 Cr.P.C and allowed for some IPC offences but denied for section 3(1)(xi) SC/ST Act - Hon’ble High court in appeal accepted the compromise application in respect of other IPC offences but reduced the sentence of SC/ST Act - Hon’ble Supreme court finds no intention that the accused had to…

article published

-January 31, 2024

Defamation case against the owner of a daily news paper regarding an article was published against the respondent - Magistrate dismissed the complaint - No appearance for the complainant - Article was published was in good faith and in exercise of fundamental right of freedom of speech and expression.

summoning order

-January 31, 2024

Head note: Apex court - Dispute in the total sum of invoice prepared by the appellant (accused) was considered as foul play by the respondent.2 (complainant) - Respondent no.2 has instituted a complaint against the appellant - Magistrate after taking sworn statements issued summons to the appellant - Quash dismissed - Analysing Neeharika Infrastructure Ltd case - Analysing Deepak gaba…

Rape: Physical relationship with woman promises to marry her is misconception and consent is immaterial

-January 31, 2024

Head note: Registration of fir - Factual aspects - Case of prosecution - Physical relationship promising marriage and pregnancy - Case of the appellant: Appellant and respondent got married - Consideration of submissions - Compromise failed though deposit of rs. 10 lakh rupees made by appellant - Proposition of law on physical relationship based on misconception: Consent of women based…

Appreciation of evidence: It is only after the prosecution discharges its initial burden beyond all reasonable doubt the false explanation or non-explanation could be taken into consideration

-January 28, 2024

Challenge - FIR registered against unknown persons - Case of the prosecution and conclusion of trial court and appellate court - Case rests in circumstantial evidence - Guiding principles: ‘Must be proved’ and not ‘May be proved’ - Guiding principles: Suspicion cannot take place of proof - Recovery of articles at the instances of accused and his absence of giving…

Section 27: Recovery not admissible: Recovery is from open space after one month no independent witnesses examined though available

-January 26, 2024

Section 27: Recovery not admissible: Recovery is from open space after one month no independent witnesses examined though available Challenge - Case and trial – Apex court’s view - Case is not based on circumstantial evidence but eye-witnesses not supported the prosecution - Analysis of recovery - Place of pistol found not proved as per the deposition of witness -…

Plea of Insanity: Hon’ble Madras high court division bench acquitted the accused based on the exception under section 84 IPC being proved

-January 25, 2024

Challenge & Prayer – Facts - Appellant is a mentally deranged person affected with paranoid schizophrenia and set the deceased on fire - Death of deceased at hospital - Trial & conviction - Evidence substantiates the appellant was affected with paranoid schizophrenia - Analysis of Hon’ble Madras High court - Offence proved so also the mental disorder of the accused…

Quash: Cheating: In order to constitute an offence of cheating, the intention to cheat must be available from the inception

-January 24, 2024

Head note: In the instant case, admittedly the petitioner had only repaid a part of the amount and the balance is yet to be repaid by the petitioner. This act on the part of the petitioner, at the best, can only constitute a breach of contract and it will not constitute an offence of cheating.

Cost: Hon’ble Supreme court imposed cost on the husband to file cheating case on his wife

-January 23, 2024

Head note: Magistrate is not compelled to take cognizance on supplementary final report in the absence of any new evidence found to substantiate the conclusion of I.O - Challenge – Facts - First Information Report - Case filed against the appellant - Quash dismissed - Issues for consideration – Analysis - The offence of cheating under Section 420 IPC -…

Discharge: Expert witness examined by the complainant has stated that the death was natural.

-January 20, 2024

Head note: Apex Court - Present appeal has been preferred by the accused against the order of High court setting aside the order of the Sessions court discharging the accused under section 227 crpc. Initially FIR was registered against the accused and after the investigation a drop report (final report) was filed. Based on negative report the respondent’s father instead…

Not Rape: Though the marriage was solemnized by force the relationship between them was only after the marriage as such section 376 IPC does not emanate against the husband

-January 18, 2024

Head note: Challenge – Facts - The appellant and complainant were in relationship against their parents wish - Father of the girl filed Habeas Corpus writ petition - Hon’ble High court’s order based on its interaction with the girl - After a considerable time complainant (girl) separated from appellant and register the FIR against him – Analysis - Complainant (girl)…

A timeless guidance of Hon’ble Madras High Court for young generation to stay away from pornography

-January 13, 2024

Prayer - Facts - Petitioner’s mobile phone contains two files contain child videography content where two teen boys involved in sexual activity with an adult woman - Direct enquiry of Hon’ble High Judge with the petitioner - Admission of petitioner about his habit of watching porn - Verifying Case diary - Section 14(1) POCSO analysis - Section 67-B of Information…

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