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Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: December 30, 2024 To January 05, 2025
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Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: December 30, 2024 To January 05, 2025

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Index Citations Union of India & Ors. Case Details: Shri Mukund Bhavan Trust and Ors v. Shrimant Chhatrapati Udayan Raje Pratapsinh Maharaj Bhonsle and Another, Arising out of SLP No.18977 of 2016) Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 1041 The Supreme Court set aside an order passed by the High Court of Bombay dated April 26, 2016. The bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta …

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Know The Law | Why Police Require Magistrate's Approval To Investigate Non-Cognizable Offences? Supreme Court Explains
3 days ago

Know The Law | Why Police Require Magistrate's Approval To Investigate Non-Cognizable Offences? Supreme Court Explains

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The Supreme Court stated that police could immediately investigate serious crimes classified as cognizable after receiving information. The Bench of Justices B. V. Nagarathna and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh explained that when it comes to non-cognizable offences, our criminal justice system has put certain safeguards in place to keep the coercive power of police in check. It must be preceded by …

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When FIR Omits Crucial Facts & They Are Added Later Through S.161 CrPC Statements, It Indicates Afterthought : Supreme Court
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When FIR Omits Crucial Facts & They Are Added Later Through S.161 CrPC Statements, It Indicates Afterthought : Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court has held that subsequent mentioning of crucial facts, which the complainant could have stated at the time of lodging of the FIR itself, would raise doubts as it indicates an afterthought.The omission of crucial facts in the FIR cannot be supplemented through witness statements under Section 161 CrPC, the Court held. The Supreme Court has held that …

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Live-Streaming Of Police Actions Would Not Constitute Obstruction In Discharge Of Public Function: Himachal Pradesh High Court
6 months, 1 week ago

Live-Streaming Of Police Actions Would Not Constitute Obstruction In Discharge Of Public Function: Himachal Pradesh High Court

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Underscoring that live-streaming police actions cannot be considered an obstruction of duty the Himachal Pradesh High Court has ruled that “Mere protest or use of intemperate language, without any overt act, would not amount to the criminal offence of obstructing an official in the discharge of public functions.” A bench comprising Justice Sandeep Sharma while deciding the matter observed: "Precise …

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Chapter VIII CrPC Provisions Not To Be Used As 'Vehicle For Punishment' ; Demand Of Excessive Amount Of Security/Bond Impermissible: Supreme Court
2 years, 1 month ago

Chapter VIII CrPC Provisions Not To Be Used As 'Vehicle For Punishment' ; Demand Of Excessive Amount Of Security/Bond Impermissible: Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court observed that the provisions of Chapter VIII of the Code of Criminal Procedure are merely preventive in nature and are not to be used as a 'vehicle for punishment'.The demand of excessive and arbitrary amount of security/bond is impermissible as it stultifies the spirit of Chapter VIII of the Code, the bench of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and …

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Multiple FIRs Against Same Person In Different States : Supreme Court Suggests A Mechanism Similar To United States Judicial Panel On Multidistrict Litigation
2 years, 11 months ago

Multiple FIRs Against Same Person In Different States : Supreme Court Suggests A Mechanism Similar To United States Judicial Panel On Multidistrict Litigation

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On Tuesday, the Supreme Court suggested establishing a mechanism similar to the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation set up in the United States of America to, inter alia, resolve matters in which multiple FIR's are registered against a particular person in multiple States. Power to order cases to be tried in different sessions divisions.—Notwithstanding anything contained in the preceding provisions …

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Rajasthan HC dismisses Sanjiv Bhat's plea over narcotics case
4 years, 4 months ago

Rajasthan HC dismisses Sanjiv Bhat's plea over narcotics case

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Rajasthan High Court today dismissed a plea filed by sacked IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt requesting the closure of a case filed under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 as reported by Live Law. In his petition, Bhatt had contended that the Jodhpur Special Court had first taken cognisance in the NDPS case and later on a charge sheet …

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