Section 120 -B IPC Archives

Suspicion alone insufficient for conviction; Orissa High Court acquits two and convicts one in murder case

“In dealing with circumstantial evidence, there is always a danger that conjecture or suspicion lingering on mind might take the place of proof and therefore, the Court has to be watchful and ensure that such thing should not take place.”

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‘Only being a woman cannot grant additional protection to the accused’; Delhi High Court refuses anticipatory bail to woman accused

It is the case of the prosecution that accused actively connived along with the co-accused in projecting herself to be a partner along with the complainant to obtain an overdraft facility from the bank.

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HP HC | Can an application for addition/ alteration of charges be made by State at the stage when the matter is fixed for arguments? Court explains

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Jyotsna Rewal Dua, J., dismissed the petition being devoid of merits. The facts of the case are such

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Cal HC | Knowledge of commission of dacoity necessary to attract penal liability for harbouring dacoits under S. 216-A IPC

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Joymalya Bagchi and Ravi Krishan Kapur, JJ. allowed an appeal filed against the order of the

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HP HC | Judicial discretion to admit petitioner on bail, in the event of arrest, exercised

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Chander Bhusan Barowalia, J., addressed a bail application for release of the petitioner arrested under Sections 420, 467,

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Del HC | Evidence of hostile witness is not inadmissible altogether, Court may rely on the dependable part thereof

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Siddharth Mridul and Anu Malhotra, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed against the Judgment of the trial

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Chh HC | Order taking cognizance of offence under Ss. 420 and 120-B IPC against Advocate for authenticating an agreement set aside in light of S. 13(1) of Notaries Act

Chhattisgarh High Court: Sanjay K. Agarwal, J. allowed a petition filed by an advocate against the order of Judicial Magistrate (First Class) whereby

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Gau HC | Criminal prosecution can’t be permitted to continue on whims and pleasures of litigants, criminal case based on likelihood of suspicion quashed

Gauhati High Court: Reiterating that mere likelihood of suspicion cannot be a reason to charge someone for an offence, Rumi Kumari Phukan, J.

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Del HC | Impounding of passport held not warranted where aggrieved already called upon to deposit the same with the Court

Delhi High Court: Vibhu Bhakru, J., set aside an order whereby the petitioner’s passport was impounded and gave him liberty to travel abroad