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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

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 … while drawing up an inquisition in accordance with the verdict of the jury, the Coroner is required under Section 24 of the Coroners Act to record findings not only on points as to where, when and by what

P. Joseph Varghese and anr. Vs. H.J. Chinoy and anr.

Court : Mumbai

Subject : Criminal

Acts : Coroners Act, 1871 - Sections 9, 8, 19, 24, 24 (6) and 29

Reported in : AIR1968Bom426; (1968)70BOMLR238; 1968CriLJ1610

inquisition cause of death from post-mortem notes without recording jury's verdict thereon--'Practice--How Coroner should conduct inquiry.;Under the Coroner's Act, 1871, the sole object of inquest by the Coroner's jury is to find out whether the particular death in … Dr. Varghese and this, according to the petitioners, is not warranted by any of the provisions of the Coroners Act.7. Before delight with the contentions raised on behalf of the petitioners, we may refer to a recent decision … P. C. and for the purpose of S. 2 of Coroner shall be deemed to be a Magistrate. Section 24 is the material section; it sets out the contents of an inquisition and prescribes the manner in which

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 … made use of in this trial as an approver on behalf of the Crown. It is provided by Section 24 of the Indian Evidence Act that a confession by an accused person is irrelevant if it is caused

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 … judgment. He has power to draw up an inquisition which is to set out the details mentioned in Section 24. His power extends only to the recording of the verdict of the jury or the opinion of the

Emperor Vs. Ramnath Mahabir

Court : Mumbai

Subject : Criminal

Reported in : (1926)28BOMLR111

Ramath before the Coroner on September 25, 1925, when the Coroner was holding an inquest under the Coroner's Act, 1871, over the body of the deceased Surajballi.2. Mr. Pendse, for the accused, objects that this statement is inadmissible. … not the slightest hesitation in overruling the objection, and admitting the statement in evidence. Coronsr's Act (IV of 1871), Section 20-Inquest proceedings--Statement on oath by accused-Admissibility of statement at trial-Indian Evidence Act (I of 1872), Sections 26, 18 … incriminating statements of a confessional nature, it is perfectly clear that the statement would not be inadmissible under Section 24 of the Indian Evidence Act, as being made under some improper inducement or in the other circumstances mentioned … tendered in evidence the statement made by the accused Ramath before the Coroner on September 25, 1925, when the Coroner was holding an inquest under

In Re: Ramaswami Reddiar and anr.

Court : Chennai

Subject : Criminal

Acts : Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) , 1898 - Sections 164, 176, 176(1), 364 and 533(1); Evidence Act, 1872 - Sections 21

Reported in : AIR1953Mad138; (1952)2MLJ814

Act IV of 1871, applicable only to Calcutta and Bombay, recorded a confession under Section 19 of the Coroners Act without observing the formalities laid down in Section 164 Crl. P. C. and some High Court circulars. In … 163(2). The admissibility of a confession rests fundamentally on its spontaneous and voluntary nature, and is irrelevant under Section 24 of the Evidence Act, if it appears to have been caused by any inducement, threat or promise having

In Re: Umar Sobani

Court : Mumbai

Subject : Criminal

Reported in : AIR1927Bom163; (1927)29BOMLR196

justify our interference.18. I, therefore, agree with the order proposed, by my learned brother. Coroner's Act (IV of 1871), Section 29-Coroner-Inquisition-Verdict of jury-Coroner not agreeing with the verdict-Reference to the High Court-Application to High Court by a party … they are, all and every of them, hereby appointed to be Justices and Conservators of the Peace, and Coroners, within and throughout the Settlement of Bombay, and the Town and Island of Bombay, and the Limits thereof,...

Briscoe Vs. Lahue

Court : US Supreme Court

Subject : Land Acquisition

the proposed exception are not clear. Similar considerations would presumably apply to other government officials and experts, including coroners, medical examiners, psychiatric experts, and social workers. [ Footnote 28 ] See Butz v. Economou, 438 U. S. … Petitioners point to a number of references throughout the debates on the 1871 Act to widespread perjury by Ku Klux Klan witnesses in state criminal … duties in judicial proceedings. When a police officer appears as a witness, he may reasonably be viewed as acting like any witness sworn to tell the truth, in which event he can make a strong claim to … governmental or otherwise -- who were integral parts of the judicial process. Section 1983 does not authorize a damages claim against private witnesses. Similarly, judges, … Newport v. Fact Concerts, Inc., 453 U. S. 247 , 453 U. S. 258 (1981). See Pierson

Owen Vs. City of Independence

Court : US Supreme Court

Subject : Land Acquisition

surrounding the passage of § 1 of the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 17 Stat. 13 -- the forerunner of § 1983 -- confirm the … 329, 332-333 (1869); Squiers v. Village of Neenah, 24 Wis. 588, 593 (1869); Hawks v. Charlemont, 10 … 681 . Damages actions against municipalities for federal statutory violations were also entertained. See, e.g., 69 U. S. Coroner, 2 Wall. 501 (1865); Corporation of New York v. Ransom, 23 How. 487 (1860); Bliss v. Brooklyn, 3 … turned over to the prosecutor for presentation to the grand jury and that the City Manager take appropriate action against the persons involved in the wrongful activities brought out in the investigative reports, the City Manager discharged … his employment as Chief of Police was "[t]erminated under the provisions of Section 3.3(1) of the City Charter." [ Footnote 7 ] Petitioner's earlier demand