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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 … counsel. At the hearing of the Inquest, which was fixed on August 28, 1968, it became clear to the petitioner's counsel that counsel for respondent … that the Inquest proceedings before respondent No. 1 were governed by the Indian Evidence Act and that under Section 137 of the said Act an adverse party alone had the right to cross-examine and therefore respondent No.

The Government of Bombay Vs. Dashrath Ramnivas

Court : Mumbai

Subject : Criminal

Reported in : AIR1945Bom265; (1945)47BOMLR145

Bombay in taking down a, statement made by an accused in inquest proceedings, under Section 19 of the Coroners Act, 1871, is not bound to observe the formalities prescribed by Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1898, or … the Cutchi Visha Hall;, that the accused was taken before the Chief Presidency Magistrate on February 27 and 28, 1943, but he had not made any statement before the learned Magistrate, and that the accused was harassed

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 … allowed 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

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

Bhagwant Singh Vs. Commissioner of Police, Delhi

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : Criminal

Acts : Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) , 1973 - Sections 173(2), 174 and 175 ; Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860 - Sections 302, 306 and 309; Dowry Prohibition Act - Sections 4

Reported in : AIR1983SC826; 1983CriLJ1081; 1983(2)Crimes480(SC); 1983(1)SCALE611; (1983)3SCC344; [1983]3SCR109

cases.20. Another suggestion which has found favour with us is the need to extend the application of the Coroners' Act, 1871 to other cities besides those where it operates already. The application of the Coroners' Act will make possible … had only one case in hand, from November 13, 1980 to May 28, 1981. It is stated that these police officers 'could not investigate this … had attempted to commit suicide. He registered the case as F.I.R. No. 507 dated August 9, 1980 under Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code and commenced investigation. At 8. 15 P.M. on the same day Gurinder

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 … is the outcome, directly or indirectly, of the alleged hope or promise. In passing, I would refer to Section 28 of the Indian Evidence Act, which says that if such a confession as is referred to in Section

Emperor Vs. Azimkhan Zainkhan

Court : Mumbai

Subject : Criminal

Reported in : (1928)30BOMLR84; 110Ind.Cas.107

is admissible in evidence. In view of the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 20 of the Coroners' Act (IV of 1871 as subsequently amended) the statement appears to me to be admissible. There is no question … raised as to its admissibility and I was referred to two recent cases: Emperor v. Kazi Dawood (1925) 28 Bom. L.R. 79 and Emperor v. Ramnath Mahabir (1925) 28 Bom. L.R. 1113. Having regard to the manner

People's Union for Civil Liberties and others Vs. the State of Maharas ...

Court : Mumbai

Subject : Criminal

Acts : Constitution of India - Articles 14, 21 and 226; Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) , 1973 - Sections 34, 46, 154, 157, 161, 164, 165, 173, 174, 293, 294 and 307; Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860 - Sections 96, 100, 102, 302 and 304; Evidence Act, 1872 - Sections 3, 8, 9, 45 and 61; Protection of Human Rights Act, 1973 - Sections 21; Bombay Police Act, 1951 - Sections 64, 145 and 161; Coroners Act, 1871; Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 - Sections 21; Terrorism Act

Reported in : 1999(4)BomCR608

to submit a detailed report and the details of actions taken by him under the provisions of the Coroners Act, 1871 and (iv) directing the appropriate authority to enquire into and report to this Court in all the police … and the action taken, if any, by them: (ii) directing the respondent No. 1 to register offence under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and other relevant enactments against the Police Officers, if found prima facie … the encounter (fake) in which the said Abu Sayama was killed on 28-8-1997 at Ballard Pier/by M. R. A. Marg Police Station, and also to

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. … Court, which supports him on that point: Emperor v. Kazi Dawood (1925) 28 Bom. L.R. 79. Personally, in view of Section 20 of the Coroner's … 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 … 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

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,