S.227 CrPC | Notarised Affidavit By Complainant Not Sufficient To Discharge Accused: Kerala High Court
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S.227 CrPC | Notarised Affidavit By Complainant Not Sufficient To Discharge Accused: Kerala High Court

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The Kerala High Court recently held that a notarised affidavit signed by the de facto complainants exonerating the accused person cannot be taken in isolation to discharge the accused.Justice N. Nagaresh explained that to discharge an accused person under Section 227 of the CrPC, the Court ought to determine if there are sufficient grounds to proceed against them. The Kerala High Court recently held that a notarised affidavit signed by the de facto complainants exonerating the accused person cannot be taken in isolation to discharge the accused. A notarised affidavit subsequently signed by the de facto complainants cannot be taken in isolation by the Court so as to discharge the accused." Justice Nagaresh then took the view that a notarised affidavit subsequently signed by the de facto complainants could not be taken in isolation by the Court so as to discharge the accused.

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Complainant Is Entitled To Her Own Section 164 CrPC Statement Regardless Of Filing Of Final Report: Kerala High Court
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Complainant Is Entitled To Her Own Section 164 CrPC Statement Regardless Of Filing Of Final Report: Kerala High Court

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The Kerala High Court held that even if a final report is filed by the investigation agency a defacto complainant is entitled to get a copy of her own statement recorded under Section 164 of Cr.P.C. The Court observed that therefore, the defacto complainant has a right to get a copy of the Section 164 CrPC statement. and all the …

Chargesheet Cannot Be Based On Bald Assertions Of Connivance: Supreme Court
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Chargesheet Cannot Be Based On Bald Assertions Of Connivance: Supreme Court

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sThe Supreme Court recently held that offences in the chargesheet cannot be based on bald assertions of connivance. The Supreme Court referred to the ample judgments interpreting Section 197 namely Manohar Nath Kaul v. State of Jammu & Kashmir, Shambhoo Nath Misra v. State of U.P. Having considered the application of Section 197, the Court opined that the arguments of …

Chargesheet Cannot Be Based On Bald Assertions Of Connivance: Supreme Court
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Chargesheet Cannot Be Based On Bald Assertions Of Connivance: Supreme Court

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sThe Supreme Court recently held that offences in the chargesheet cannot be based on bald assertions of connivance. The Supreme Court referred to the ample judgments interpreting Section 197 namely Manohar Nath Kaul v. State of Jammu & Kashmir, Shambhoo Nath Misra v. State of U.P. Having considered the application of Section 197, the Court opined that the arguments of …

Kerala Women's Commission Supports Registration Of FIRs On Statements Before Justice Hema Committee, Files Affidavit In Supreme Court
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Kerala Women's Commission Supports Registration Of FIRs On Statements Before Justice Hema Committee, Files Affidavit In Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court is set to hear a petition challenging the Kerala High Court's direction to the police to register FIRs on statements made by women actors to the Justice Hema Committee regarding the abuses they faced in the Malayalam cinema industry on November 25, in which the Kerala Women's Commission has recently filed a counter affidavit.The Commission has filed …

Sworn Affidavit Compulsory Along With Private Complaint: Karnataka High Court Reiterates
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Sworn Affidavit Compulsory Along With Private Complaint: Karnataka High Court Reiterates

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The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that a person filing a private complaint before the Magistrate court has to file a sworn affidavit in support of the complaint. A Single judge, Justice Mohammad Nawaz, held thus while allowing a petition filed by Parvati Sharanappa and another person and quashed the FIR and private complaint initiated by Rayappa Jangali against them …

Judge Not Mouthpiece Of Prosecution But Also Cannot Make Roving Enquiry While Considering Discharge Application Of Accused: Kerala HC
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Judge Not Mouthpiece Of Prosecution But Also Cannot Make Roving Enquiry While Considering Discharge Application Of Accused: Kerala HC

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The Kerala High Court has held that a judge should not act like a post office or a mouth piece of prosecution but it should also not make a roving enquiry and weigh the evidence akin to conducting a trial against the accused while considering a discharge application under Section 227 and 239 of CrPC. The Court laid down the …

Affidavit Necessary With Application U/S 156(3) CrPC, Magistrate Should Be Vigilant In Accepting Applications In Matrimonial/Family Disputes: Kerala High Court
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Affidavit Necessary With Application U/S 156(3) CrPC, Magistrate Should Be Vigilant In Accepting Applications In Matrimonial/Family Disputes: Kerala High Court

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The Kerala High Court relying upon the Apex Court decision in Priyanka Srivastava & Anr. The Court held thus: “Where applications under Section 156 of Code of Criminal Procedure are to be supported by an affidavit duly sworn by the complainant who seeks the invocation of the jurisdiction of the Magistrate. 3) Prior to the filing of a petition under …

Court's Must State Reasons In Order Of Discharge; Cryptic & Non-Speaking Orders Are Not Sustainable: Kerala High Court
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Court's Must State Reasons In Order Of Discharge; Cryptic & Non-Speaking Orders Are Not Sustainable: Kerala High Court

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The Kerala High Court held that the order of dismissal of discharge should be a reasoned order and not cryptic. While passing an order of discharge by allowing the same or dismissing the same the Courts must have to state reasons for passing such orders and an order without recording reasons in the form of cryptic and non-speaking stature would …

[S. 202 CrPC] Evidence Of Complainant's Witnesses Can Be Taken On Affidavit, Absence Of Affidavit On Record May Vitiate Proceedings: Kerala HC
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[S. 202 CrPC] Evidence Of Complainant's Witnesses Can Be Taken On Affidavit, Absence Of Affidavit On Record May Vitiate Proceedings: Kerala HC

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The Kerala High Court quashed the summons and subsequent warrant issued against the accused who were staying outside the Court's jurisdiction since summons was issued without having the affidavit of the witnesses of the complainant on record. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas observed that the lack of conducting an enquiry under Section 202 would not vitiate the process but the lack …

S. 273 CrPC | Witness Evidence Can Be Recorded Before Accused's Counsel, Even When Accused Exempted From Personal Appearance: Kerala High Court
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S. 273 CrPC | Witness Evidence Can Be Recorded Before Accused's Counsel, Even When Accused Exempted From Personal Appearance: Kerala High Court

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In a recent decision by the Kerala High Court, a single judge bench of Justice Gopinath clarified that “evidence of witnesses can be recorded in the presence of the counsel for the accused even in situations where the court grants exemption from personal appearance to the accused even of a day”. The court examined Section 273 which states that, “Except …

S.274 Companies Act | NCLT Can Only Direct Company & Not It's Shareholders To File Written Statement & Objections During Winding Up: Kerala HC
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S.274 Companies Act | NCLT Can Only Direct Company & Not It's Shareholders To File Written Statement & Objections During Winding Up: Kerala HC

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The Kerala High Court recently laid down that the National Company Law Tribunal can only direct the Company to file its objections along with the statement of affairs when a petition for winding up of the Company before the Tribunal had been filed by any person other than the Company itself. Justice C. Jayachandran, passed the order on perusing Section …

S.320 CrPC | No Automatic Acquittal On Mere Filing Of Application By Complainant For Compounding Of Offence: Kerala High Court
1 year, 2 months ago

S.320 CrPC | No Automatic Acquittal On Mere Filing Of Application By Complainant For Compounding Of Offence: Kerala High Court

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The Kerala High Court on Wednesday laid down that mere filing of an application by the complainant for compounding of offences alleged does not automatically result in acquittal of accused.Bench of Justice K. Babu noted that Section 320 CrPC categorizes offences into two parts- Under Sub-section, certain offences have been listed which can be compounded without the permission of the. …

[Section 256 CrPC] Power To Acquit Accused Must Be Exercised On Definite Conclusion That Complainant Doesn't Desire To Prosecute: Kerala High Court
1 year, 2 months ago

[Section 256 CrPC] Power To Acquit Accused Must Be Exercised On Definite Conclusion That Complainant Doesn't Desire To Prosecute: Kerala High Court

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The Kerala High Court held that an accused can only be acquitted under Section 256 CrPC when there was a definite conclusion that the complainant does not wish to prosecute the complaint. Dias stated that the Court must not perfunctorily acquit an accused u/s 256 of CrPC. Such power must be exercised judicially and not whimsically or mechanically, the Court …

Courts To Pass Speaking Orders While Rejecting Discharge Application U/S 239 CrPC: Kerala High Court
1 year, 2 months ago

Courts To Pass Speaking Orders While Rejecting Discharge Application U/S 239 CrPC: Kerala High Court

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The Kerala High Court on Monday laid down that a speaking order would have to be passed by the Court which considers and rejects an application for discharge under Section 239 of Cr.P.C. Justice N. Nagaresh, relied upon the Apex Court decision in Ghulam Hassan Beigh v. Mohammad Maqbool Magrey, wherein the Court had observed that all that is required …

PMLA | Freezing Order Under Section 17(1-A) Not Valid If ECIR Quashed & FIR Not Registered: Kerala High Court
1 year, 3 months ago

PMLA | Freezing Order Under Section 17(1-A) Not Valid If ECIR Quashed & FIR Not Registered: Kerala High Court

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The Kerala High Court recently laid down that where the Enforcement Case Information Report has been quashed and no subsequent FIR has been registered against the accused, further proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act shall be dropped and an order issued under Section 17 would not stand. The counsel argued that since Section 420 IPC is one of …

S.311 CrPC | Witness To Be Recalled Only For Strong & Valid Reasons, Not To Prejudice Accused: Kerala High Court
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S.311 CrPC | Witness To Be Recalled Only For Strong & Valid Reasons, Not To Prejudice Accused: Kerala High Court

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The Kerala High Court last week held that recalling a witness under Section 311 CrPC must be done only when there is a strong and valid reason to do which should be recorded by the competent authority. A strong and valid reason should be recorded for the exercise of that power facilitating a just decision.” The Court added that the …

CrPC | Revisional Court Can't Act As Appellate Court, Shouldn't Interfere Unless Decision Grossly Flawed: Kerala High Court
1 year, 4 months ago

CrPC | Revisional Court Can't Act As Appellate Court, Shouldn't Interfere Unless Decision Grossly Flawed: Kerala High Court

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The Kerala High Court has held that the power of a revisional court under Section 397 to 401 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 cannot be equated to that of an Appellate Court. “Unless the finding of the court, whose decision is sought to be revised, is shown to be perverse or untenable in law or is grossly erroneous or …

Correctness Of Allegations In FIR To Be Tested During Trial; Not By High Court While Exercising Jurisdiction U/S 482 CrPC: Kerala High Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Correctness Of Allegations In FIR To Be Tested During Trial; Not By High Court While Exercising Jurisdiction U/S 482 CrPC: Kerala High Court

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The Kerala High Court recently reiterated the view that the High Court, while exercising its power under Section 482 Cr.P.C. The counsels for the respondents also relied upon the decision in Minakshi Bala v. Sudhir Kumar & Ors., wherein it had been laid down that only in rarest of rare cases could the Court exercise the jurisdiction under Section 482 …

S.151 CrPC | Arrest Without Warrant In Absence Of Knowledge Of Design To Commit Cognizable Offence Violates Article 21: Kerala High Court
1 year, 9 months ago

S.151 CrPC | Arrest Without Warrant In Absence Of Knowledge Of Design To Commit Cognizable Offence Violates Article 21: Kerala High Court

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The Kerala High Court has reiterated that the police cannot arrest a person under Section 151 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, without the knowledge of the existence of a design to commit a cognizable offence and a belief that the commission of the offence can only be prevented by the arrest of the person.A single bench of Justice. The …

Prosecution Can Be Allowed To Produce Evidence In Addition To Materials Submitted With Final Report If They're Necessary For Fair Trial: Kerala HC
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Prosecution Can Be Allowed To Produce Evidence In Addition To Materials Submitted With Final Report If They're Necessary For Fair Trial: Kerala HC

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The Kerala High Court has observed that the Court may permit the prosecution to tender such evidence which appears to be essential to decide the case in a just manner, even after the commencement of the trial. Justice A. Badharudeen observed that: It is true that the prosecution is duty bound to place all the evidence to be tendered along …

S.226 - 228 CrPC Meant To Ensure Expeditious Disposal Of Criminal Case, Parties Must Not Indulge In Dilatory Tactics: Gujarat High Court
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S.226 - 228 CrPC Meant To Ensure Expeditious Disposal Of Criminal Case, Parties Must Not Indulge In Dilatory Tactics: Gujarat High Court

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The Gujarat High Court has recently dismissed a revision petition seeking reconsideration of application filed by Petitioner-Accused under Section 227 CrPC for discharge from a murder and assault case. The Bench comprising Justice Samir Dave noted that the charge and framing of charge have been deferred time and again due to several applications moved by the petitioner along with co-accused …

Kerala Govt Approaches Supreme Court Seeking To Restore UAPA Charges Against Alleged Maoist
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Kerala Govt Approaches Supreme Court Seeking To Restore UAPA Charges Against Alleged Maoist

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The State of Kerala has approached Supreme Court against Kerala High Court's order of discharging alleged Maoist leader Roopesh accused of charges under Unlawful Activities Act and sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code. The High Court bench of Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice C. Jayachandran had discharged Roopesh, who allegedly along with members of the banned …

Employee Accused Of Embezzlement Must Be Kept Away From Establishment Till Enquiry Is Completed: Kerala High Court
2 years, 6 months ago

Employee Accused Of Embezzlement Must Be Kept Away From Establishment Till Enquiry Is Completed: Kerala High Court

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The Kerala High Court on Thursday held that an employee at the helm of affairs, accused of embezzling money, cannot be reinstated during the pendency of the enquiry and thereby refused to recall the order of suspension.A Division Bench of Justice P.B. The Kerala High Court on Thursday held that an employee at the helm of affairs, accused of embezzling …

S.156(3) CrPC | Magistrate Not A Post Office To Forward All Complaints Without Application Of Mind: Kerala High Court
2 years, 6 months ago

S.156(3) CrPC | Magistrate Not A Post Office To Forward All Complaints Without Application Of Mind: Kerala High Court

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The Kerala High Court recently ruled that a Magistrate Court is bound to apply its mind while exercising the powers conferred to it under Section 156 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.Justice Kauser Edappagath stated that while taking cognizance of offences or ordering an investigation into any cognizable case, courts should not merely forward all complaints they receive like a. …

Section 202(2) CrPC Inapplicable To Complaints Under Section 138 NI Act In Respect Of The Examination Of Witnesses On Oath: Supreme Court
3 years, 1 month ago

Section 202(2) CrPC Inapplicable To Complaints Under Section 138 NI Act In Respect Of The Examination Of Witnesses On Oath: Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court reiterated that the Section 202 CrPC is inapplicable to complaints under Section 138 in respect of the examination of witnesses on oath. "If the Magistrate holds an inquiry himself, it is not compulsory that he should examine witnesses and in suitable cases the Magistrate can examine documents to be satisfied that there are sufficient grounds for proceeding …

[S.197 CrPC] State Sanction Not Required To Prosecute Policemen For Their 'Illegal Acts': Kerala High Court
3 years, 2 months ago

[S.197 CrPC] State Sanction Not Required To Prosecute Policemen For Their 'Illegal Acts': Kerala High Court

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The Kerala High Court has ruled that sanction stipulated under Section 197 Code of Criminal Procedure is not necessary to prosecute police officers in cases of police brutality since such acts are not related in any manner to the discharge of their official duties.Justice Mary Joseph remarked:".the accused can only be taken to have exercised their authority for committing some …

Taking Cognizance Of Offences Against Public Servants Without Sanction Under S.197 CrPC Bad In Law: Kerala High Court Reiterates
3 years, 4 months ago

Taking Cognizance Of Offences Against Public Servants Without Sanction Under S.197 CrPC Bad In Law: Kerala High Court Reiterates

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The Kerala High Court on Wednesday held that it was necessary to obtain sanction under Section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for prosecution against public servants, and that cognizance of the offences taken against them without such sanction was bad in law. Accordingly, reliance was placed on Amrik Singh v. State of Pepsu where it was held as …

Slapping Complainant By Police Isn't Due Discharge Of His Official Duty; Not Entitled To Protection Under S. 197 CrPC: Kerala HC [Read Order]
4 years, 2 months ago

Slapping Complainant By Police Isn't Due Discharge Of His Official Duty; Not Entitled To Protection Under S. 197 CrPC: Kerala HC [Read Order]

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The Kerala High Court on Wednesday observed that in order to get the protection under Section 197 of Cr.P.C., the act constituting the offence should be so connected with the official duty or should be an act which is inseparable from such duty. In the present case, the Bench of Justice N. Anil Kumar was hearing a Criminal Revision Petition …

[138 NI Act] Accused Not Competent To Tender Evidence On Affidavit: Reiterates Punjab & Haryana HC [Read Judgment]
5 years, 1 month ago

[138 NI Act] Accused Not Competent To Tender Evidence On Affidavit: Reiterates Punjab & Haryana HC [Read Judgment]

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The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that an accused facing trial under the provisions of Negotiable Instruments Act cannot be allowed to tender evidence on affidavit. Justice Surinder Gupta said, "the petitioner being an accused, who is facing trial in complaint under the provisions of Negotiable Instruments Act, is not competent to tender his evidence through affidavit and …

Section 138 NI Act- Burden Is Upon Complainant To Prove Alteration Of Name Of Payee Was Made By Accused Himself: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]
5 years, 4 months ago

Section 138 NI Act- Burden Is Upon Complainant To Prove Alteration Of Name Of Payee Was Made By Accused Himself: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

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The Kerala High Court has held that when there is an alteration in the cheque with regard to the name of the payee, the burden is upon the complainant to prove that such alteration was made by the accused himself or that it was made with the consent of the accused.In Geemol Joseph v. Kousthabhan, Justice R. Narayana Pisharadi also …

Failure To Secure Presence Of Accused Not A Reason To Invoke Section 258 CrPC To Stop Criminal Proceedings: Kerala HC [Read Order]
5 years, 7 months ago

Failure To Secure Presence Of Accused Not A Reason To Invoke Section 258 CrPC To Stop Criminal Proceedings: Kerala HC [Read Order]

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The Kerala High Court has observed that a Magistrate cannot invoke Section 258 of the Criminal Procedure Code to stop proceedings merely because the accused had absconded or that despite the initiation of coercive proceedings, his presence could not be secured. Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. observed thus while disposing suo motu revision petitions registered after it was brought to the …

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