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Complete Supreme Court Yearly Digest Part-3
1 year, 10 months ago

Complete Supreme Court Yearly Digest Part-3

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Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - Appeal against High Court order setting aside criminal proceedings on the ground that taking cognizance by magistrate was barred by limitation - Allowed - The High Court made a fundamental error in assuming that the date of taking cognizance i.e., 04.12.2012 is decisive of the matter, while ignoring the …

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Supreme Court Monthly Criminal Digest-October 2022
2 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Monthly Criminal Digest-October 2022

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; Section 173, 156, 190 - Where the Magistrate is of the opinion that the result of investigation in the form of report filed before him is not satisfactory, he may also order investigation in terms of Sections 156 and/or 173 CrPC or he may straightway take cognizance under Section 190 CrPC. Mukesh Singh v. State …

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Statements Like 'I Will Expose Your Scam' Against A Minister Not Defamatory Unless There Is Something More: Supreme Court
2 years, 2 months ago

Statements Like 'I Will Expose Your Scam' Against A Minister Not Defamatory Unless There Is Something More: Supreme Court

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The statements such as "I will expose you", "I will expose your corrupt practices" and "I will expose the scam in which you are involved, etc." are not by themselves defamatory unless there is something more, the Supreme Court observed while quashing defamation complaint filed by Delhi Minister Manish Sisodia against BJP leader Vijender Gupta. We are afraid that even …

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[AAP vs BJP Defamation Case] Not Law, Common Man Wants To Know Truth About Allegations Against Public Servants: Supreme Court
2 years, 3 months ago

[AAP vs BJP Defamation Case] Not Law, Common Man Wants To Know Truth About Allegations Against Public Servants: Supreme Court

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This observation of the Top Court came in while considering BJP MP Manoj Tiwari's plea challenging the judgment of the Delhi High Court which refused to quash the summoning order issued by a Magistrate in the defamation case filed by Manish Sisodia, Delhi's Deputy CM. The defamation case was filed by Sisodia in 2019 against BJP leaders — Members of …

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Should Temples Be Under Govt Control? Aren't Activists Justified In Arguing Govt Should Exercise Same Control Over Mosques & Churches? Madras HC Asks
2 years, 10 months ago

Should Temples Be Under Govt Control? Aren't Activists Justified In Arguing Govt Should Exercise Same Control Over Mosques & Churches? Madras HC Asks

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The Madras High Court has quashed two FIRs against temple activist Rangarajan Narasimhan for allegedly posting defamatory social media posts about the Srirangam Temple administration.While quashing the FIRs, Justice G.R Swaminathan observed that Section 199 CrPC places a bar on the registration of an FIR for defamation. The Madras High Court has quashed two FIRs against temple activist Rangarajan Narasimhan …

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Political Leaders Should Show Their Statesmanship & Healthy Politics Rather Than Accusing Others Publicly: Madras High Court
3 years, 9 months ago

Political Leaders Should Show Their Statesmanship & Healthy Politics Rather Than Accusing Others Publicly: Madras High Court

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While quashing criminal proceedings in a case against MLA & AMMK General Secretary, T.T.V. Dhinakaran for the alleged offence under Section 499 of IPC, the Madras High Court recently observed that political party leaders should restrain themselves from making serious allegations or criticism against the constitutional functionaries. Significantly, the Court opined, " The leaders of political parties should show their …

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The Distinction Between "Cognizable Offence" And "The Curial Act Of Taking Cognizance Of An Offence"
4 years, 8 months ago

The Distinction Between "Cognizable Offence" And "The Curial Act Of Taking Cognizance Of An Offence"

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INTRODUCTION I retired from the High Court of Kerala in the year 2012. When once the S.H.O registers an FIR, the offence being a "cognizable offence", the S.H.O has the authority under Section 156 Cr.P.C to conduct investigation of such offence without the order of a Magistrate. In the case of a "non-cognizable offence", apart from the fact that a …

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