Category: Case Summary

BHIMA VS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Author: Aprajita Priyadarshni EQUIVALENT CITATIONS CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 338 OF 1999 BENCH Mr. S. S. Shinde INTRODUCTION In the present the accused has been convicted by the Trial Court for offences under Sec 363, 366 and 376 of the Indian Penal Code for falsely inducing a minor girl for marriage and taking her away from

Case Analysis: Hussainara Khatoon and other v. Home Secretary, State of Bihar

Author: Ashish Saha (The ICFAI University, Dehradun Bench (Judges): Justice P.N. Bhagwati, Justice R.S. Pathak and Justice A.D. Koshal. (3 judge Bench also called Division Bench). Petitioner: Hussainara Khatoon & ors. Respondent: Home Secretary, State of Bihar. Citation: 1979 AIR 1369, 1979 SCR (3) 532. Background of the case: This case is the landmark case

Case Summary: Bhargavan & Ors. vs State of Kerala.

EQUIVALENT CITATIONS: Appeal (crl.) 530-531 of 2003 BENCH: Mr. Justice Doraiswamy Raju, Justice Arijit Pasayat. INTRODUCTION: In Indian Penal code,1860 it has an chapter which covers the offence carried out by group of persons by assembling unlawfully in section 149. In order to convict someone on this section it’s necessary to prove common object not

CASE SUMMARY – AMALGAMATED COAL FIELDS LTD VS JANAPADA SABHA CHHINDWARA

Author: Shuruthi J (SASTRA Deemed University, School of Law) A) CITATION: AIR 1964 SC 1013 B) BENCH: Hon’ble  CJ  B.P. Sinha . Hon’ble Justice  P.B. Gajendragadkar, Hon’ble Justice  K.N. Wanchoo, Hon’ble Justice K.C.D. Gupta, J.C. C) INTRODUCTION: The appellants are the companies that hold mining licenses for extraction of coal in the district of Chhindwara.