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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 … the petitioner relied upon certain sections of the Coroners Act in support of his contention. He pointed that Section 9 of the Act empowered the Coroner to hold an Inquest into the cause of death of a person

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 … which says that for the purpose of Section, 20 the Coroner shall be deemed to be a Magistrate. Section 9, Sub-section (4) speaks of an inquest held by the Coroner as a judicial proceeding within the meaning of

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 … opinion, Clause (e) of S. 9 does not justify the recording of the above finding in the inquisition. Section 9, read as a whole, merely indicates in what circumstances the Coroner would be justified in holding an inquest

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 the public bodies to challenge the genuineness or otherwise of nearly 99 the so-called encounters held between the Mumbai Police and the alleged criminals

Mrs. Khorshed Aga and Others Vs. State of Maharashtra and Others

Court : Mumbai

Subject : Constitution

Acts : Coroners Act, 1871 - Sections 8 and 9; Constitution of India - Article 226

Reported in : AIR1992Bom427; (1992)94BOMLR817; 1992(1)MhLj914

its extra-ordinaryjurisdiction. 21. There is absolutely no merit in thewrit petition; it is accordingly dismissed. Petition dismissed. [A] Coroners Act, 1871 - Section 3 - Direction given by Coroner to appear before him for recording statements - Challenged.;Coroner has … according to him. Ultimately he concluded that the result of death remained unexplained and consequently the provisions of Section 9 were attracted. He also took the view that the facts of the case 'squarely fit in with the

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 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

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 … England, as far as Circumstances will admit.6. When the Indian High Courts Act was passed in 1861, under Section 9 of that Act (24 & 25 Vie. c. 104), all the power and authority vested in the Supreme

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 … are comprised under three heads; Orders marked with asterisk are issued by the Inspector General of Police under Section 9 of the Madras District Police Act, 1859 with the approval of the Government; Orders and Amendments printed 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 … Mr. Justice Tudball held in Emperor v. Chatur Singh I.L.R. (1920) All. 92 that although a voluntary statement made by a witness might stand on

Taj Mohammad and ors. Vs. State of M.P.

Court : Madhya Pradesh

Subject : Criminal

Reported in : 2010(1)MPHT184

would be made out in view of the provisions of Sections 10 and 20 of the Cattle Trespass Act, 1871. In response, learned Panel Lawyer has submitted that the conviction in question is well founded on merits.7. In … 2.5 cm.According to him, the internal examination of the body further revealed that-(i) Whole scalp was ecchymosed with coronal suture.(ii) Fracture on right side in parietal bone from coronal suture and a linear radiating fracture in the … No. 299/1992 whereby each one of the appellants has been convicted under Sections 304 Part 11/304 Part II read with Section 34 of the IPC … Apex Court in Ramraian v. State of Bihar : AIR 1965 SC 926, has contended that even if the negative finding regarding right of private