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SAGAR versus THE STATE OF HARYANA

Supreme Court held that a Children’s Court must pass a reasoned order under Section 19(1) of the Juvenile Justice Act before proceeding; the conviction was set aside and the appellant acquitted.

  • Child in conflict with law
  • Preliminary assessment
  • Children’s court
  • Mandatory order under section 19(1)
  • Trial as adult
  • Vitiation of trial
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NEERAJ GUPTA versus PARDEEP KUMAR BANSAL & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that a Magistrate need not record evidence under Section 244 CrPC when the offence is exclusively triable by the Sessions Court.

  • Committal proceedings
  • Section 244 crpc
  • Section 200 crpc
  • Section 207 crpc
  • Section 208 crpc
  • Section 209 crpc
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SHAURYA SUNIL KUMAR SINGH versus CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

The Supreme Court held that non-filing of अतिरिक्त copies of a charge-sheet under BNSS s.193(8) does not entitle an accused to default bail if the charge-sheet itself was filed in time.

  • Default bail
  • Charge-sheet filing
  • Police report
  • Supply of documents to accused
  • Bharatiya nagarik suraksha sanhita, 2023
  • Sections 187(3), 193(3), 193(8) and 230 bnss
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PARVEEN KUMAR @ PARVEEN CHAUHAN versus STATE OF HARYANA & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that Haryana’s 2002 remission policy, framed under Article 161, was not displaced by the 2008 statutory policy under Section 432 CrPC.

  • Remission policy
  • Premature release of life convicts
  • Article 161 of the constitution of india
  • Section 432 crpc
  • Per incuriam
  • Judicial discipline
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Information law

SPECIAL POLICE ESTABLISHMENT versus KAMTA PRASAD MISHRA AND OTHERS

The Supreme Court held that the Madhya Pradesh SPE is not an “intelligence and security” organisation under the RTI Act, so the 25.08.2011 exemption was invalid.

  • Right to information act, 2005
  • Section 24(4) exemption
  • Section 8(1)(h) disclosure exemption
  • Validity of subordinate legislation
  • Special police establishment
  • Lokayukt organisation
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Criminal law

DR. RAMESH versus STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ANR.

The Supreme Court upheld cognizance under the PCPNDT Act, holding that the District Civil Surgeon was the appropriate authority and Form F lapses raised triable issues.

  • Pre-natal diagnostic techniques (prohibition of sex selection) act, 1994
  • Search and seizure
  • Cognizance
  • Form f record maintenance
  • Appropriate authority
  • Sex selection and female foeticide
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THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH versus RAVI SHANKAR SINGH & ORS.

The Supreme Court set aside High Court directions requiring trial courts to examine the sanctioning authority before framing charge in PC Act cases.

  • Power of high court under article 226
  • Section 311 crpc
  • Sanction for prosecution under prevention of corruption act, 1988
  • Procedure before framing charge
  • Directions to trial courts
  • Section-311-crpc
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STATE OF PUNJAB versus BALRAJ SINGH @ BILLA

The Supreme Court set aside bail in an NDPS case, holding that the High Court failed to apply Section 37’s twin conditions for a commercial-quantity recovery.

  • Regular bail
  • Commercial quantity
  • Section 37 ndps act
  • Custody period
  • Criminal antecedents
  • Appellate interference with bail order
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GOUR ACHARJE versus THE STATE OF TRIPURA & ORS.

The Supreme Court upheld the appellant’s conviction for murder and cruelty, holding that the death was homicidal hanging after assault and not suicide.

  • Murder
  • Dowry demand
  • Cruelty by husband or relatives
  • Homicidal hanging
  • Suicidal hanging
  • Burden of proof in privacy of home
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