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REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No.406 OF2013RE- INHUMAN CONDITIONS IN1382PRISONS WITH I.A. No.68248 of 2017 JUDGMENT Madan B. Lokur, J.1. Custodial violence has always been a matter of great concern for all civilized societies. Custodial violence could take the form of third degree methods to extract information the method used need not result in any physical violence but could be in the form of psychological violence. Custodial violence could also include a violation of bodily integrity through sexual violence it could be to satisfy the lust of a person in authority or for some other reason. The Mathura Rape Case is one such incident that most are familiar with. Custodial violence could, sometimes, lead to the death of its victim who is in a terribly disadvantaged and vulnerable condition. All W.P. (C) No.406/2013 etc. Page 1 of 43 these forms of custodial violence make it abhorrent and invite disparagement from all section...
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$~23 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % + BUNTY STATE CORAM: Date of Judgment:12. h September, 2017 CRL. A. No.1644/2013 Through: Ms. Saahila Lamba, Adv. ..... Appellant versus ..... Respondent Through: Mr. Rajat Katyal, APP for the State. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G.S.SISTANI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDER SHEKHAR G.S.SISTANI, J.(ORAL) 1. This is an appeal under Section 374 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as Cr.P.C.) filed against the judgment dated 08.08.2013 passed by the learned Trial Court in Sessions Case No.79/2012, arising out of FIR No.120/2012, Police Station Mahendra Park, whereby the Trial Court has convicted the appellant for the offences punishable under Sections 302 and 307 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as IPC). Challenge is also laid to the order on sentence dated 19.08.2013, by virtue of which the appellant has been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life and a fine to the tune of Rs. 20,000/- f...
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REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO494OF2012JUSTICE K S PUTTASWAMY (RETD.), AND ANR. ..Petitioners VERSUS UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. ..Respondents WITH T.C. (CIVIL) NO151OF2013T.C. (CIVIL) NO152OF2013W.P.(CIVIL) NO833OF2013W.P.(CIVIL) NO829OF2013W.P.(CIVIL) NO932OF2013CONMT. PET. (CIVIL) NO144OF2014IN W.P.(C) No.494/2012 T.P.(CIVIL) NO313OF2014T.P.(CIVIL) NO312OF2014S.L.P(CRL.) NO.2524/2014 W.P.(CIVIL) NO.37/2015 W.P.(CIVIL) NO.220/2015 1 CONMT. PET. (C)NO.674/2015 IN W.P.(C) NO.829/2013 T.P.(CIVIL)NO.921/2015 CONMT.PET.(C)NO.470/2015 IN W.P.(C) NO.494/2012 CONMT.PET.(C)NO.444/2016 IN W.P.(C) NO.494/2012 CONMT.PET.(C)NO.608/2016 IN W.P.(C) NO.494/2012 W.P.(CIVIL) NO.797/2016 CONMT.PET.(C)NO.844/2017 IN W.P.(C) NO.494/2012 W.P. (C) No.342/ 2017 AND WITH W.P.(C) NO.000372/2017 JUDGMENT Dr D Y CHANDRACHUD, J This judgment has been divided into sections to facilitate analysis. They are : A The reference B Decision in M P Sharma C D E F...
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1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU ON THE31T DAY OF JULY, 2017 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI MALIMATH AND THE HONBLE MR.JUSTICE JOHN MICHAEL CUNHA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1190 OF2010BETWEEN: MR.A.NIZAMUDDIN S/O LATE ABDULLA, AGED ABOUT53YEARS, R/O1457 F-5TH CROSS, ANNANAGAR, CHENNAI 600 010. ... APPELLANT (BY SRI S.BALAKRISHNAN, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY MADIWALA POLICE INVESTIGATED BY CBI. ... RESPONDENT (BY SRI P.PRASANNA KUMAR, SPL.PP) ***** THIS CRL.A IS FILED UNDER SECTION3742) OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT DATE2OF2003 FOR CONVICTING1409.2010/18.09.2010 PASSED BY THE SPECIAL JUDGE, XXXV ADDL.CITY CIVIL AND S.J., BENGALURU IN S.C.NO.643 THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED NO.12 THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION256 259 R/W120B) OF IPC. THE APPELLNAT/ACCUSED NO.12 IS SENTENCED TO UNDERGO RIGOROUS IMPRISONMENT FOR FIVE YEARS AND PAY A FINE OF RS.10,000/- IN DEFAULT OF PAYMENT OF FINE HE SHALL UNDERGO FURTHER RIGOROUS IMPRISONMENT FOR THREE MONTHS-FOR THE ...
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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on:26. h May, 2017 Pronounced on:03. d July,2017 + W.P.(CRL) 856/2016 & Crl.M.A. Nos. 4702/2016, 4704/2016, 10527/2016, 12181/2016 VIRBHADRA SINGH & ANR ........ Petitioners Through: Mr. Dayan Krishnan, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Mayank Jain, Mr. Madhur Jain and Mr. Parmatma Singh, Advocates versus ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE & ANR ........ RESPONDENTS Through: Mr. Sanjay Jain, ASG with Mr. Amit Mahajan, CGSC, Mr. Kunal Dutt, Ms. Karnika Singh and Mr. Vignaraj Pasayat, Advs. + W.P.(CRL) 2044/2016 & Crl.MA. Nos.10657-58/2016 CHUNNI LAL CHAUHAN ........ Petitioner Through: Mr. Dayan Krishnan, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Mayank Jain, Mr. Madhur Jain and Mr. Parmatma Singh, Advocates versus ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE & ANR. ........ RESPONDENTS Through: Mr. Sanjay Jain, ASG with Mr. Amit Mahajan, CGSC, Mr. Kunal Dutt, Ms. Karnika Singh and Mr. Vignaraj Pasayat, Advs. WP(C) 856/2016 & connected matters Page 1 of 101 + W.P.(CRL) 2862/20...
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$~ * % IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI9h March, 2017 Judgment Reserved on: Judgment Pronounced on:28. h June, 2017 + W.P.(CRL) 441/2015 SONU SARDAR ........ Petitioner Through Dr.Yug Mohit Chaudhary, Adv. with Ms.G.M.Padma Priya, Mr.Rishabh Sancheti, Mr.Ashish Virmani, Ms.Parijata Bhardwaj & Ms.Ragini Ahuja, Advs. THE UNION OF INDIA & ANR versus ........ RESPONDENTS Through Mr.Navin Chawla, Adv. with Mr.Sumit Rajput & Mr.Aditya V. Singh, Advs. for R-1/UOI. Mr.Atul Jha, Adv. with Mr.Sandeep Jha, Adv. of Chhattisgarh. for R-2/State CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G.S.SISTANI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD GOEL G.S.SISTANI, J.1. Present petition has been instituted by the parokar of Sonu Sardar (hereinafter referred to as the petitioner) under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing the orders of the President of India and the Governor of Chhattisgarh rejecting the mercy petition of the petitioner and to commute the death...
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% + *IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI DATE OF DECISION:24. H MARCH, 2017 CS(OS) 206/2016 PAMELA MANMOHAN SINGH Through: Mr. Mahendra Rana, Adv. ..... Plaintiff Versus HARNAM KAUR (DECEASED THROUGH LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES) & ORS. ..... Defendants Through: Mr. Praveen Kumar, Adv. for D-1 to 3. CORAM:-"HONBLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV SAHAI ENDLAW CONT. CAS No.113/1993, CONT. CAS No.45/2007 & CONT. CAS No.46/2007 1. The plaintiff instituted this suit i) for declaration that the sale deeds, all dated 6th December, 1988, executed by the defendant no.4 Sh. K.V. Kohli in favour of defendants no.1 to 3 viz. Mrs. Harnam Kaur, Mrs. Mahinder Kaur and Mr. Jagjit Singh, do not confer any title in the defendants no.1 to 3 and the plaintiff is the owner of 2/3rd of, property No.6-B, Jangpura, Mathura Road, New Delhi; ii) in the alternative for partition declaring that the plaintiff has 2/3rd share in the property No.6-B, Jangpura, Mathura Road, New Delhi and of division of the property by metes and boun...
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment reserved on: October 03, 2016 Judgment delivered on: March 08, 2017 + W.P. (C) 10765/2015 & CM. No.27682/2015 (for Stay) ICICI BANK LTD. Through: Mr. Abhinav Vasisht, Sr. Adv. with Mr. E.R. ........ Petitioner Kumar, Ms. Raveena Rai & Mr. Abhiram Naik, Advs. Versus KAPIL PURI & ORS. ........ RESPONDENTS Through: Mr. Kamal Mehta with Mr. Sunil Choudhary, Advs. for R-1 and R-2. CORAM: HONBLE MS JUSTICE INDIRA BANERJEE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO V. KAMESWAR RAO, J JUDGMENT1 The challenge in this petition by the ICICI Bank Limited is to the order dated June 12, 2015 of the Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal (DRAT) passed in Appeal No.196/2015, whereby the appeal filed by the respondents 1 and 2 challenging the orders of the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) dated May 9, 2014 and February 23, 2015 directing respondents 1 and 2, if they will go out, they will inform the Tribunal and seek its permission as well, in other words, restraining res...
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(Prayer in H.C.P.No.1642 of 2015: Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus directing the respondents to produce the petitioner, R.Thiruselvam, son of K.Raman, aged about 33 years now confined in Central Prison, Madurai as a remand prisoner before the Hon'ble Court and set him at liberty forthwith. H.C.P.No.2058 of 2015: Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus directing the respondents to produce the petitioner, Karthik, Son of Vijayan, aged about 29 years, now confined in Central Prison, Madurai as a remand prisoner before the Hon'ble Court and set him at liberty forthwith. H.C.P.No.2059 of 2015: Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus directing the respondents to produce the petitioner, John Martin @ John, Son of Arokiam, aged about 24...
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(Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus directing the 4th respondent herein to produce the body and person of the detenu by name Mr.R.T.Ramachandran, Member of Legislative Assembly in Kunnam Constituency, aged about 42 years before this Court and set him at liberty.) T. Mathivanan. J. 1. Heard Mr.K.Balu, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, as well as Mr.R.Rajarathinam, the learned Public Prosecutor, assisted by Mr.V.M.R.Rajentren, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, appearing on behalf of the respondents. 2. This Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed praying that this Court may be pleased to issue a direction to the fourth respondent, to produce the detenu, namely, Mr.R.T.Ramachandran, aged about 42 years, Member of the Legislative Assembly (hereinafter referred to as M.L.A), Kunnam Constituency, before this Court and to set him at liberty. 3. We have perused the averments made in the ...
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