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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Kidnapping Case: High Court Erred in Mandating Section 319 CrPC Decision Before Cross-Examination. Trial Court's Discretion to Decide Application Under Section 319 CrPC After Cross-Examination Upheld.

The appeal arose from a criminal case where the appellant was accused of attempting to kidnap the complainant (respondent no.2). The FIR was lodged un...

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Bombay High Court Partly Allows Revision in Defamation Complaint, Sets Aside Remand Order. Rule of de novo trial not applicable to verification recording; order issuing process under Section 500 IPC restored.

The case involves a criminal revision application filed by M. H. Patel, the original complainant, against an order of the Additional Sessions Judge, B...

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Supreme Court Overrules PV Narasimha Rao, Holds Bribery Not Protected by Parliamentary Privilege — Legislators Who Accept Bribes for Speech or Vote Are Not Immune from Prosecution Under Articles 105(2) and 194(2) of the Constitution.

The Supreme Court of India, in a seven-judge bench decision, overruled its earlier majority judgment in PV Narasimha Rao v. State (CBI/SPE) (1998) 4 S...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Acquits Accused in NDPS Case Due to Non-Compliance of Section 50 and Doubtful Chain of Custody. LSD Recovery Allegation Fails as Prosecution Could Not Establish That the Seized Substance Was the Same as That Tested by the Chemical Analyser.

The appellant, Roque @ Rocky Fernandes, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, North Goa, Mapusa in Special Criminal Case No.22/2015 for offe...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Summons Under Section 319 CrPC Against Witnesses in Murder Trial — No Prima Facie Case for Additional Accused. Summons Issued Without Proper Application of Mind as Evidence Did Not Satisfy Test of Strong Suspicion Under Section 319 CrPC.

The case involves two criminal revision petitions filed under Sections 397 read with 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC). The petitione...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Goa Children's Act, 2003 as Premature. Petitioner Convicted for Kidnapping and Murder of Minor Cannot Challenge State Legislation When Appeal Against Conviction is Pending.

The petitioner, Rohan Pradeep Dhungat, was convicted by the Goa Children's Court in Special Case No.28/2006 for offences including kidnapping for rans...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in Cheque Dishonour Case for Lack of Territorial Jurisdiction. Court holds that the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is committed at the place where the cheque is presented and dishonoured, not where the cheque is drawn or the notice is served.

The petitioner, Jagdish Khodke, filed a criminal writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking quashing of Criminal Case No. 15...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revision Against Refusal to Drop Witnesses and Array Them as Accused in Sohrabuddin Fake Encounter Case. Court Holds That Power Under Section 319 CrPC Is Discretionary and Cannot Be Invoked by an Accused at Trial Stage Without Evidence.

The applicant, a senior IPS officer and accused No. 2 in the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case, filed a criminal revision challenging the Sessions Court...