A. Yousuf Rawther vs Sowramma Author : Neha Singh Citation: AIR 1971 Ker 261 Bench: Justice V K Iyer INTRODUCTION In this case A. Yousuf Rawther vs Sowramma the conjugal & maintenance rights of a wife are being examined where the wife pleaded for dissolution of marriage and the court discussed on the grounds of
Ali Ahmed & Ors v State of U.P. Author : Shruti Kumari CITATIONS: 1995 Cri L.J. 3474 BENCH: S. Jain, I. Mathur INTRODUCTION: This Case is at when criminal appeal in the hon’ble Supreme Court by the Accused against their conviction under sections 302 read with 149, u/s 307/149. Present Case is very complex and
Anuradha Kshirsagar & Anr. vs State of Maharashtra & Ors. Author : Neha Singh Citation: 1991 CriLJ 410 Bench: Justice M Ratnaparkhi INTRODUCTION In this case the court held that the respondent liable for offence under section 506 instead of 509 of IPC but also in lieu of the sentence it was directed that the
Amjad Khan vs Sate Author : Ishita Arora Citation: 1952 AIR 165 Bench: Justice Vivian Bose and Justice Saiyid Fazal Ali. Introduction In the present case of Amjad Khan vs Sate, a Special Leave Petition under Article 136 of the Indian Constitution was filed by the appellant against the order of High Court of Nagpur.
Author : Darshi Sanghvi EQUIVALENT CITATIONS: AIR 1961 SC 1698 BENCH Hon’ble Justice Raghubar Dayal INTRODUCTION A crime is often seen as an act upon which a society looks down and which shocks the conscience of the public at large. In the realm of criminal law, the commission of a crime comprises of
Author : Darshi Sanghvi EQUIVALENT CITATIONS: 1978 CriLJ 798 BENCH M Rao, Punnayya INTRODUCTION The significance of the Indian Penal Code in the efficient administration of justice cannot be stressed enough. It is this set of rules that covers all the substantive aspects of criminal law and gives an apt punishment to the culprits.
Author : Darshi Sanghvi EQUIVALENT CITATIONS: SLP (Crl.) No. 2270 of 2008 BENCH Arijit Pasayat, Mukundakam Sharma INTRODUCTION Murder is regarded as one of the most serious crimes in our society, which undoubtedly demands harsh punishments. Section 300 of the IPC speaks of murder and rightly states situations in which if a murder
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
