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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 … jurisdiction either to amend or quash the verdict or the inquisition.(3) Turning to the provisions of the Coroner's Act, 1871, section 29 provides that:'No inquisition found upon or by any inquest shall be quashed for any technical defect. In any

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 … a binding effect, in that it bound nobody to take any action against anybody. It is true that Section 29 of the Coroners Act provides that an inquisition shall not be quashed for any technical defect. But that

Emperor Vs. Jogeshwar Passi

Court : Kolkata

Subject : Commercial

Reported in : (1904)ILR31Cal1

answer this question in the affirmative in view of the provisions contained in Sections 24 to 27 and 29 of the Coroners Act, IV of 1871, and of Section 11 of the Prisoners Act, III of 1900 … 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

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,...

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 … Maharashtra, : AIR1962Bom252 . This decision lays down, after referring to S. 29 of the Coroners Act, that High Court has the power to quash … 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 … We may also refer to the relevant provisions of the Coroners Act. Section 8 provides that the Coroner himself shall hold a sort of preliminary

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 … Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act to the charge on November 29, 1980. Subsequently, on May 15, 1981 reference to Section 306 of the … 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. 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 … immaterial, That a confession is not inadmissible on account of such an omission is expressly provided for by Section 29 of the Indian Evidence Act. Mr. Pendse referred to Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code as containing … 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 … considerable amount of time and resources. [ Footnote 29 ] This category of § 1983 litigation might … 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,

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 … acting lawfully in so conducting themselves. [ Footnote 29 ] More fundamentally, however, the municipality's "governmental" immunity … 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

Atlantic and Pacific R. Co. Vs. Mingus

Court : US Supreme Court

Subject : Land Acquisition

to fix the rights of the government, and to authorize reentry in case of breach of condition. The Act of April 20, 1871, c. 33, 17 Stat. 19, did not alter, amend or repeal the Act of … the land. Blackstone defines an inquest of office as "an inquiry made by the king's officer, his sheriff, coroner, or escheator, virtute officii, or by writ to them sent for that purpose, or by commissioners specially appointed, … to show that the land in controversy was part of an odd-numbered section of public lands within the primary limits of the grant, and was … or repeal the Act of July 27, 1866, c. 278, 14 Stat. 292, in these respects, except so far as it permitted a foreclosure of