Case Name : Shreya Singhal v. Union of India Author : Vaibhavi Batra EQUIVALENT CITATION (2013) 12 SCC 73 BENCH Justice Jasti Chelameswar and Jutice R.F. Nariman INTRODUCTION A major amendment was made in the year 2008, which introduced Section 66A in the Information Technology Act, 2000. This Section penalized sending of ‘offending messages’ on
Case Name : NAVTEJ SINGH JOHAR VS UNION OF INDIA Author : Vaibhavi Batra EQUIVALENT CITATION (2018) 10 SCC 1 BENCH CJI Dipak Misra, Justice R.F. Nariman, Justice Indu Malhotra, Justice A.M. Khanwilker and Justice D.Y. Chandrachaud INTRODUCTION Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) is a provision that criminalises homosexuality. Homosexuality means,
Case Name : INDIAN YOUNG LAWYERS ASSOCIATION VS STATE OF KERELA Author : Vaibhavi Batra EQUIVALENT CITATION Writ Petition No. 373 of 2006 BENCH CJI Dipak Misra, Justice R.F. Nariman, Justice Indu Malhotra, Justice R.M. Khanwilker and Justice D.Y. Chandrachaud INTRODUCTION Sabarimala Temple is one of the oldest temples of India and is one of
Case Name : Joseph Shine vs Union of India Author : Vaibhavi Batra EQUIVALENT CITATION 2018 SC 1676 BENCH Justice Dipak Misra, Justice Indu Malhotra, Justice R.F. Nariman, Justice D.Y. Chandrachuad and Justice A.M. Khanwilker INTRODUCTION Section 497 of Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860 makes adultery a punishable offence against ‘whoever has sexual intercourse with
Case Name : Rishideo Pandey vs State of Uttar Pradesh Author : Anusha C Gudagur CITATION: AIR 1955 SC 331 BENCH: Justice S. Das, Justice Bhagavati, Justice J Imam INTRODUCTION: The present case of Rishi Deo Pandey vs State of UP is related to the common intention as provided under Indian Penal Code, 1860. Section
Case Name : Rex vs White Author : M. Sameer EQUIVALENT CITATIONS: (1910) 4 Cr App R 257 BENCH: Mr.Justice Bray J INTRODUCTION: In Indian penal code 1860, punishes person who attempts an act under any circumstances with an intention or having the knowledge of killing a another person, if his act caused death,
Case Name : Thakorlal D Vadgama vs State of Gujarat Author : Tulsi Arya EQUIVALENT CITATIONS:- 2313, 1974 SCR (1) 178 BENCH:- Dua, I.D. INTRODUCTION:- Despite the fact that a minor joins the blamed voluntarily, at that point it doesn’t sums to “taking” however accused will even now be charge for kidnapping under section 361
Case Name : Emperor vs Mushnooru Suryanarayana Murthy Author : Aprajita Priyadarshini EQUIVALENT CITATIONS (1912) 22 MLJ 333 BENCH Justice Benson INTRODUCTION The Indian Penal Code very finely defines the differences between murder, culpable homicide and culpable homicides amounting or not amounting to murder under its provisions. To commit an offence under any of these
Case Name : Virsa Singh vs The State Of Punjab Author : Aditi gupta CITATION AIR 1958 SC 465 (Criminal Appeal no. 90 of 1957 before Hon’ble Supreme Court Of India) BENCH P.B. Gajendragadkar Syed Jaffer Imam Vivian Bose, J INTRODUCTION This case is dealing with Sec 300(3) under IPC which defines Murder and Sec
CASE : K S PUTTASWAMY VS UNION OF INDIA Author : Vaibhavi Batra EQUIVALENT CITATION (2017) 10 SCC 1 BENCH Justice J.S. Khehar, Justice S. K. Kaul, Justice D Y. Chandrachaud, Justice R. F. Nariman, Justice S.A. Bobde, Justice S.A. Nazeer, Justice R.K. Agrawal, Justice J. Chelameswar and Justice A. M. Sapre. INTRODUCTION The Adhaar
