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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 … 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 … but those attempts failed and ultimately Kamat was declared to be dead. 6. The material contention raised by this petition is that the Coroner failed

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 … Worli, Bombay-18. In the early hours at about 5.45 A.M. on March 6, 1968, the petitioner's wife Roma Kadambande was found lying dead in the … 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.

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 … and also to produce files and papers with regard to all the 65-68 encounters in which different persons were killed between January 1997 till the

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 … 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 … was administered was excluded, though it was available. Taking the provisions of 50 & 51 Vic. c. 71, Section 6(1) (6), on this point as a guide, and not as defining the powers of this Court or as

Dayaram Chandramohan Kanswal Vs. the Inspector of Police, Kapurbawdi P ...

Court : Mumbai

Subject : Criminal

Acts : Constitution of India - Articles 226 and 227; Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860 - Sections 34, 201, 302, 306 and 498-A; Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) , 1973 - Sections 113-A, 174 and 176; Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961; Coroners' Act, 1871; Statement of Objects and Reasons of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1983;

Reported in : 1998BomCR(Cri)95; 1997CriLJ2713

21. 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 … at Exh. A. Even after this, what was registered vide C.R. 211 of 1996 was the crime under sections 302, 201 read with section 34 of I.P.C. No crime was registered under section 498A read with section … have got more than Rs. 3,00,000/--as dowry. 3. In the morning of 6th July, 1996 when the petitioner visited his daughter's house viz. the room

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

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

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 East India Co., Act, 1793, 33 Geo. III, Ch. 52.Coroners appointed for Cities of Bombay, Calcutta and Madras.Coroners Act IV of 1871 Do amended by ActX of 1881. Applied to the three Presidency Towns.Criminal Procedure Codes.186118721882Section (1) … of Madras."Act V of 1889.Abolished office of Coroner of Madras, by omitting "Madras" in Coroners Act IV of 1871.Section 4-2 clauses :(1)repealed Cl. (e) of section 1 of Criminal Procedure Code 1882 (2)."Sections 174, 175 and 176 … section.The Repealing Act, 1938. See sections 3 & 4.Act I Of 1938.Section 4 is substantially the same as section 6-A Inserted in 1936 into General Clauses Act.In list of repeals Act X of 1881.Act V of 1889.By Act

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 … made by a party to a proceeding under Sections 18 and 21. 6. As regards Section 132 of the Indian Evidence Act, which has been … 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 … each 11/2" long and 2" deep in the region of the right thigh, fracture of no less than 6 ribs and fracture of the lower and upper jaws.There was also what is described as a transverse cut