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Sep 12 2017 (SC)

Arjun Gopal Vs. Union of India .

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... explosives is given in schedule i to the explosives rules, 2008 (for short the rules ) and class 7 thereof relates to fireworks ..... of fireworks. for this purpose, it is necessary to appreciate the scheme of the explosives act and the rules so that appropriate remedial steps can be taken in accordance with the provisions of the law.36. section 4 of the explosives act, 1884 (for short the act ) contains various definitions. section 4(d) defines the word explosive and it includes, amongst others, fireworks. in this context, the classification of .....

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May 09 2014 (SC)

Chandra Prakash Vs. State of Rajasthan

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... of the fir, offences under section 120-b read with sections 307 and 427 ipc, under section 3 of the prevention of damage to public property act, 1984 and under section 3 of the explosive substances act, 1908 (for short the 1908 act ) and also under section 9b of the explosive act, 1884 (for brevity the 1884 act ) were registered and the ..... one of gulla and 15 of fuse wire, were seized.65. section 2 of the 1908 act has a deeming provision which states that explosive substance would include any materials for making any explosive substance. similarly, section 4(d) of the 1884 act has a broader spectrum which includes coloured fires or any other substances ..... , mere possession cannot bring the accused chandra prakash within the ambit of any offence. in this regard, we may refer to section 4(d) of the 1884 act. it reads as follows: - (d) explosive means gunpowder, nitroglycerine, nitroglycol, guncotton, di-nitro-toluene, tri-nitro-toluene, picric acid, di- nitro-phenol, tri-nitro-resorcinol .....

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Sep 10 2004 (SC)

Lopchand Naruji Jat and anr. Vs. State of Gujarat

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : 2004(2)ALD(Cri)903; 2004CriLJ4241; [2004(4)JCR156(SC)]; JT2004(8)SC226; 2004(7)SCALE644; (2004)7SCC566; 2005(1)LC82(SC)

..... . appellants call in question legality of the judgment rendered by a learned single judge of the gujarat high court upholding their conviction for offence punishable under section 9b(i)(b) of the explosive act 1884 (in short the 'act'). the trial court sentenced each of the appellants to undergo imprisonment for one year and pay a fine of rs. 1,000/- with default stipulation.2 ..... wire were recovered. these articles are undisputedly covered by class-6 as quoted above.8. the substances recovered from the appellants clearly come within the definition of 'explosive' as per section 4(d) of the act. when the investigating officer was found to be trustful and in spite of incisive cross-examination, nothing material has been brought to discredit his evidence, the trial .....

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Oct 03 2024 (SC)

Sukanya Shantha Vs. Union Of India

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... act, 1871. 141 section 9, criminal tribes act, 1871. 142 section 10, criminal tribes act, 1871. 143 section 12, criminal tribes act, 1871. 144 sections 13, 14, criminal tribes act, 1871. 145 section 17, criminal tribes act, 1871. 146 section 18(ii), criminal tribes act, 1871. 147 section 18 (viii), criminal tribes act, 1871. 148 section 18 (iv), criminal tribes act, 1871. 149 section 18(v), criminal tribes act, 1871. 150 section 18(v), criminal tribes act, 1871. 151 section ..... serious offence against women and children; (d) serious offences against property; (e) offences relating to the possession of explosives, firearms and other dangerous weapons with the object of committing an offence or of enabling an offence to be committed (f ..... serious offences against women and children; (d) serious offences against property; (e) offences relating to the possession of explosives, fire-arms and other dangerous weapons with the object of committing an offence or of enabling an offence to be committed; .....

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Aug 27 2024 (SC)

Banglore Electricity Supply Company Limited Vs. Hirehalli Solar Power ...

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... that discharge advisory, regulatory, and adjudicatory functions.14 it has established the 14 the functions of the central commission are enlisted in section 79 of the act. similarly, section 86 provides the functions of the state commissions. 15 aptel as an appellate body to hear appeals against orders of the adjudicating officers ..... justified. while upholding the decision of the appellate tribunal for electricity3 we have examined the scope and ambit of our appellate jurisdiction under section 125 of the electricity act, 20034. we have held that the restrictive scope of appellate jurisdiction is a product not only of the statutory preconditions, but also ..... action or omission to act is not due to the breach by the spd or bescom, of any law or any of their respective obligations under this agreement); vi. inability despite complying with all legal requirements to obtain, renew or maintain required licenses or legal approvals; vii. fire, earthquakes, explosions, accidents, landslides; viii .....

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Jul 09 2024 (SC)

Subodh Kumar Singh Rathour Vs. The Chief Executive Officer

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... of pleadings, the court may still grant relief to an applicant. we must enter a caveat. the courts are today reeling under the weight of a docket explosion, which is truly alarming. if a case involves a large body of documents and the court is called upon to enter upon findings of facts and involves merely ..... their trust in the state, the actions and policies of the state give rise to legitimate expectations that the state will adhere to its assurance or past practice by acting in a consistent, transparent, and predictable manner. the principles of good administration require that the decisions of public authorities must withstand the test of consistency, transparency, ..... of the contract or the consequence therefrom would affect the public at large or even a sizeable section of the public. a public law element is generally understood to mean the reach of an obligation to a large section of the public or the obligation affecting the lives and livelihood of the general public by its very .....

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May 17 2024 (SC)

National Investigation Agency New Delhi Vs. Owais Amin @ Cherry

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... the respondents. brief facts4 a case was registered against the respondents in case crime no.39/2019 under sections 307, 120-b, 121, 121-a and 124-a of rpc, 1989, sections 4 and 5 of the explosive substances act, 1908, and sections 15, 16, 18 and 20 of the uapa, 1967 by the jurisdictional police.5. the said case ..... 309, 307, 411, 120-b, 121, 121-a and 122 of rpc, 1989, sections 16, 18, 20, 23, 38 and 39 of uapa, 1967, sections 3 and 4 of explosive substances act, 1908 and section 4 of the jammu & kashmir 2 public property (prevention of damage) act, 1985, for making an attempt to ambush and ram the convoy of central reserve police force ..... (crpf) personnel by a santro car laden with explosives. before their attempt could succeed, a blast .....

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May 17 2024 (SC)

M/s. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Vs. Dharamnath Singh

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... the effect of issuance of the control order is that in the event of violation of such control order, any person who contravenes any order made under section 3 of the act i.e. the control order, he is liable to be punished by a court. therefore, the violation of the control order has penal consequences leading to ..... laws, rules regulations and requisitions of the central/state government and of all authorities appointed by them or either of them including in particular the chief controller of explosives, government of india, and/or municipal and/or any other local authority with regard to the storage and sale of such petroleum products. x x x x 58 ..... on indian oil corporation ltd. v. r.m. service centre6, and more specifically para 14 thereof. b. respondent (i) the mdg are issued under section 3 of the essential commodities act, 1955 and therefore possess statutory force. the suspension of supply to the respondent was in terms of the aforesaid. it cannot choose to follow only those portions .....

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May 07 2024 (SC)

Jagvir Singh Vs. The State Of Uttar Pradesh

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... entire story appears to be highly improbable and inconsistent with the ordinary course of human nature. then again, look at the conduct of natesan on seeing this highly explosive situation. he finds that the appellant is demanding sexual intercourse with his wife and is threatening her with a knife in his hand. and yet, he does ..... claimed trial. the prosecution examined seven witnesses, exhibited 15 documents and 8 material objects to prove its case. the statements of the accused persons were recorded under section 313 of the code of criminal procedure, 1973(hereinafter being referred to as 'crpc ). they denied having committed the crime and claimed to have been falsely implicated ..... but we find that there are inherent improbabilities in the story put forward by these two witnesses and we do not think it would be safe to act upon their uncorroborated testimony. in the first place, it is difficult to believe that the appellant was so inflamed with passion as to demand sexual intercourse with .....

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Apr 30 2024 (SC)

Suresh @ Unni @ Vadi Suresh Vs. The State Of Kerala

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... accordingly convicted him for the offences punishable under 302,307,143,147,148,324,326,427 and 449 read with section 149 of the ipc and section 27 of the arms act, 1958 and sections 3 and 4 of the explosive substances act, 1908 and sentenced him to undergo imprisonment for life along with a fine. 3.8 being aggrieved thereby, ..... came to be framed by the trial court for the offences punishable under sections 302, 307, 143, 147, 148, 120b, 201, 324, 326, 427, 449 read with section 149 of the ipc and section 27 of the arms act, 1959 and sections 3 and 4 of the explosive substances act, 1908 against the present appellant. the present appellant pleaded not guilty and ..... set aside the conviction of the present appellant under sections 3(a) and 4(a)(i) of the explosive substances act, 1908 and section 1 27(1) of the arms act, 1958 while confirming the conviction of the present appellant under sections 302, 307,143, 147, 148, 324, 326, 427 and 449 read with section 149 of the indian penal code, 1860 ( .....

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