Digest Of Supreme Court Cases

Principles reiterated regarding exercise of power under the section. Strong and cogent evidence against person(s) concerned sought to be added as accused under S. 319 is necessary. High court failed to consider even basic principles laid down by five-judge bench ruling in Hardeep Singh, (2014) 3 SCC 92- Penal Code 1860, S 302. Appeal allowed.

In this case, it was to be determined that whether the appellant shared common object to murder the deceased victim. Evidence on record established that all accused persons had come to spot with deadly weapons with intention to kill deceased. All accused had fired on deceased with their firearms, as a result of which deceased

Requirement of giving reasons for the decision is of the essence and is virtually a part of “due process”. Clarified, however, that while the court is not required to give elaborate reasons while granting bail, an order dehors any reasoning whatsoever cannot result in grant of bail. Where the accused summoned under sec 319 of

In this case, anticipatory bail re FIR under S. 306 IPC was rejected by the High Court. However, herein, while issuing notice, Supreme Court granted interim relief of stay of arrest to appellant. He had enjoyed said relief for last more than 3½ yrs. Consequently, held, without making any reflection on merits of matter, order passed by High

(A) Charge-sheet submitted by investigating agency which did not have, or, had lost the jurisdiction to conduct the investigation. (B) Even if the investigating agency in question, had jurisdiction or retained its jurisdiction, charge-sheet submitted before court which had no jurisdiction in respect of the offence(s) concerned. Thus, default bail claimed on ground that as

Held, having regard to the fact there are no criminal antecedents against the appellants, the court is inclined to give them the benefit of releasing them on probation of good conduct. In that view of the matter, while maintaining the conviction and sentence imposed on the appellants, It is further directed that if the appellants