Indian Penal Code

When Covid was sweeping across India in 2020, the Supreme Court had refused permission to organise the world famous Jagannath Rath Yatra in Puri in view of crowding fears in the pandemic. The man accused in this case put out whatsapp message calling volunteers to attack CJI with shoes.

The Supreme Court will hear on July 30, 2021, an appeal against conviction and sentence of life term imprisonment under Section 302 read with 34 Indian Penal Code by a trio, in a physical court after more than a year since the starting of COVID19 pandemic.

Accused Bhagwan Singh moved to the apex court for grant of bail, challenging the order of Madhya Pradesh High Court, wherein the High Court dismissed the second bail application of Bhagwan Singh.

The petitioner before the Apex Court has submitted that they had not voluntarily offered to pay Rs 20 lacs as a condition for grant of bail.

The wife of the accused filed a complaint against her husband and in-laws accusing them of forcing her into illicit physical relationships with other men.

A bench of Justices Vineet Saran & BR Gavai however has given liberty to the petitioner to withdraw its application and file a review petition before the Allahabad HC.

The Supreme Court today has noted that even charges have not been framed though considerable time has lapsed and 156 proceedings have been held prior to framing of charges in a case related to embezzlement of more than 70 crore rupees.

The Bench has upheld the punishment of Life Imprisonment with a fine of Rupees 1,000 under section 376(1) of Indian Penal Code but set aside the same punishment under section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989.

From the shelf of Dr. Dewakar Goel ‘First Information Report (Concept Procedure and Practice)’ is the latest addition to the multitude.

The probe agency has booked Ahmed under Section 120B (Criminal Conspiracy) read with 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). He is also booked under section 51 read with Section 58 of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.