A Jayram vs State of AP Author : Darshi Sanghvi EQUIVALENT CITATIONS 1995 AIR 2128, 1995 SCC Supl. (3) 333 BENCH Ray, G.N. (J) INTRODUCTION The present case of A Jayram vs State of AP shows how for convincing evidence, the accused (government officials) were acquitted and given a benefit of doubt. The case makes
Author : Darshi Sanghvi EQUIVALENT CITATIONS: AIR 1951 Mad 888, (1951) IMLJ 694 BENCH HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P. AYYAR INTRODUCTION “Bigamy is the act of marrying one person while legally married to another” While monogamy is regarded as the rule since Vedic times, polygamy has continued to exist side by side. Mrs A. Marathamma v.
Author : AKASH KRISHNAN Citation: WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) NO.128 OF 2014 Bench: Dipak Misra, Rohinton Fali Nariman, Uday Umesh Lalit INTRODUCTION The word commutation can be defined as reducing the magnitude of the punishment given to an individual from the one that is served upon him on conviction. The form of the punishment may be
Author : AKASH KRISHNAN Citation: AIR 1932 Cal 511 Bench: Mallik, J. INTRODUCTION Extortion can be defined as the practice of obtaining money or other things by the use of coercive measures. The punishment for the same has been laid out under Section 384 of the Indian Penal Code as imprisonment for three years or
Author : AKASH KRISHNAN Citation: Writ Petition (civil) 384 of 2005 Bench: Dr. Ar. Lakshmanan, Tarun Chatterjee INTRODUCTION This case deals with protection of minors from the press. Sexually exploitative content is one of the hall marks of the press over the years. The effects of the same on minors was unaccounted for. The petition
Author : AKASH KRISHNAN Citation: 1976 CriLJ 315 Bench: P Chandra, S Basu INTRODUCTION Section 300 of the Indian Penal Code defines murder as an act which is done with the intention to cause death with adequate amount of force which would cause the death of an individual and the person committing the offence knows
Author : AKASH KRISHNAN Citation: 1993 AIR 1637, 1993 SCR (3) 543 Bench: Ramaswamy, K. INTRODUCTION Section 120 of the Indian Penal Code deals with Criminal Conspiracy. It can be defined as an illegal act committed by two or more persons in furtherance of an agreement to commit an offence or when an illegal act
CITATION- 1997 ACJ 1170, AIR 1997 CAL 179 BENCH- S.K Sinha FACTS OF THE CASE The case has been filed on 6 September, 1996. In this case, the petitioner had took out an insurance policy for truck which costs Rs. 2 lacs from the reputed company that is Respondent. Petitioner took policy from date 25th
Author : Prity Kumari Citations- (2012)2 SCC 648 Bench- SB Singh, Harjit Singh Bedi Introduction – it had been seen that in earlier cases of drunken driving leading to an accident were being determined in accordance with sections 337 and 338 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. Under these sections, there are provisions with warrant
Author : Neha Singh Citation: AIR 1927 Cal 324 Bench: Justice Walmsley, Justice Mookherjee INTRODUCTION In this case the application of section 34 of IPC was implied with second part of the section 304 of IPC. The jury carried out the decision by the point of the accused of being guilty of committing culpable homicide
