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Tanajirao Martinrao Kadambande Vs. H.J. Chinoy

Court : Mumbai

Subject : Criminal

Reported in : (1969)71BOMLR732

holding an Inquest into the death of the deceased Roma Kadambande in accordance with the provisions of the Coroners Act, 1871 (Act No. IV of 1871) and at the said Inquest the police or the State of Maharashtra (respondent … inasmuch as, the Coroner was a 'Court' and the proceedings before him were 'judicial proceedings' as required under Section 1 of the said Act and since under Section 137 of the Evidence Act the right of cross-examination had

The State of Bombay Vs. Shirish V. Pai and ors.

Court : Mumbai

Subject : Contempt of Court

Acts : Contempt of Courts Act, 1952 - Sections 3; Coroners Act, 1871 - Sections 8(2), 9(1), 9(2), 9(4), 13, 14, 14(4), 16, 19(1), 19(3), 20(2), 22, 24, 25, 26, 29 and 38; Prisoners' Act, 1900; Evidence Act, 1872 - Sections 26; Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860 - Sections 193; Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) , 1898 - Sections 476 and 480

Reported in : AIR1959Bom6; (1958)60BOMLR822; 1959CriLJ30; ILR1958Bom847

raise an interesting point of law and the point raised is : Is the Coroner appointed under the Coroners Act, 1871 (Act No. IV of 1871), a Court within the meaning of the Contempt of Court Act, 1952 (Act … Courts established for the purpose of administration of justice throughout the Union. It is true that there are sections in the Coroners Act which speak of the Coroner as a Court or a Magistrate. Section 17, Sub-section … Vyas, J. 1. These applications raise an interesting point of law and the point raised

Emperor Vs. Raghoo Ganpat

Court : Mumbai

Subject : Criminal

Reported in : (1926)28BOMLR775; 97Ind.Cas.27

with the safeguard that the accused is present and has opportunity to cross-examine.3. Under Section 8 of the Coroners Act IV of 1871, the Coroner's enquiry is a judicial proceeding within the meaning of Section 193 of the … to cross-examine her by putting in a certain statement of the witness before the Coroner on January 28, 1926, at his inquest on the death of the accused's child. For permission to treat her as a hostile

Emperor Vs. Bhagwandas Bisesar

Court : Mumbai

Subject : Criminal

Reported in : AIR1941Bom50; (1940)42BOMLR938

making a statement, which was recorded by the Coroner who warned the suspect under Section 19(2) of the Coroners Act, 1871, that he was not bound to make any statement, and that if he made any incriminating statement it … accused No. 2 before the Coroner of Bombay at the end of the inquest proceedings on February 9, 1940.3. It is laid down in Section 26 of the Indian Evidence Act that no confession made by any

P. Rajangam, Sub-inspector of Police and ors. Vs. State of Madras and ...

Court : Chennai

Subject : Criminal

Acts : Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) , 1898 - Sections 5, 156 to 173, 176 and 190; Constitution of India - Articles 14, 20, 20(3), 21, 22 and 226; Madras Revenue Enquiries Act, 1893 - Sections 2

Reported in : AIR1959Mad294; 1959CriLJ856

of 1889, the, office of Coroner of Madras was abolished, by omitting "Madras" in Coroners Act IV of 1871. Section (1) of Act V of 1889 repealed Clause (e) of Section 1 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1882, and

Emperor Vs. Mahomed Hasan Ghanchi

Court : Mumbai

Subject : Criminal

Reported in : (1928)30BOMLR86

Taraporewala in Emperor v. Kazi Dawood (1925) 28 Bom. L.R. 79. He contends that Section 19 of the Coroners' Act of 1871 makes it clear that the accused should not be examined on oath, as if he were … of Mr. Justice Taraporewala in Emperor v. Kazi Dawood (1925) 28 Bom. L.R. 79. He contends that Section 19 of the Coroners' Act of 1871 makes it clear that the accused should not be examined on oath,

Emperor Vs. Bhagwandas Tulsidas

Court : Mumbai

Subject : Criminal

Reported in : AIR1946Bom184; (1945)47BOMLR997

and often is, held in the absence of the suspect, though according to Section 8 of the Coroner's Act, 1871, it is deemed a judicial proceeding within the meaning of Section 193 of the Indian Penal Code. If … Dharamsey, and Mr. Haji, the learned Counsel for two of the accused, wants to tender in evidence the Coroner's inquisition based on the verdict of the jury at the inquest. The learned committing Magistrate admitted it in … matter of a public nature, relying upon the following observation in para. 1767 on p. 1111 of Taylor on Evidence (twelfth edition):The general admissibility of

Emperor Vs. Kazi Dawood Kazi

Court : Mumbai

Subject : Criminal

Reported in : (1926)28BOMLR79

death of the person into which the Coroner is holding an inquiry. Under Section 17 of the Coroner's Act, 1871, as amended up to date, any person disobeying the summons of the Coroner to appear before him shall … the statement on oath of the accused Kazi Dawood Kazi made before the witness, Mr. B.N. Athavle, as Coroner, at the inquest held by him on the body of Rahimatbi, wife of the accused.2. Mr. Velinker for … before the Coroner were not criminal proceedings within the meaning of Section 132 of the Indian Evidence Act and that Section 132 therefore did not

Shriprakash Shivram Potdar Vs. the State

Court : Mumbai

Subject : Criminal

Acts : Corner's Act, 1871 - Sections 29

Reported in : AIR1962Bom252; (1962)64BOMLR339; ILR1962Bom409

1871), Section 29 - Whether High Court con quash on inquisition--Such power whether circumscribed.;Under Section 29 of the Coroners Act, 1871, the High Court has the power to quash an inquisition, but the power should only be exercised in … apartment on the 4th floor or a building situated on Netaji Subash Road. The tragedy occurred on the 14th of October, 1961, at about 10-30 a. m. When the father had gone to his office, the maid

Emperor Vs. Jogeshwar Passi

Court : Kolkata

Subject : Commercial

Reported in : (1904)ILR31Cal1

Indian Penal Code after the Coroner of Calcutta has drawn up an, inquisition under Section 24 of the Coroners' Act, IV of 1871, bound down the witnesses under Section 25 of that Act and committed the accused to … are not altogether free from doubt and difficulty. The Coroners Act which is a special enactment is, as Section 1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure provides, unaffected by that Code. On the other hand there is nothing