Judgments - INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
BHAGWAN JAGANNATH MARKAD & ORS. Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
RAJA & ORS. Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA
JOSE @ PAPPACHAN Vs. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KOYILANDY & ANR
In Dhan Raj @ Dhand vs. State of Haryana (2014) 6 SCC 745, one of us (Hon. Ghose,J.) while dwelling on the imperatives of circumstantial evidence ruled that the same has to be of highest order to satisfy the test of proof in a criminal prosecution. It was underlined that such circumstantial evidence should establish a complete unbroken Full Judgment
SADDIK @ LALO GULAM HUSSEIN SHAIKH & ORS Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT
VIKAS YADAV Vs. STATE OF U.P AND ORS. ETC. ETC
SOMASUNDARAM @ SOMU Vs. STATE REP.BY DY.COMM.OF POLICE
…For the present, it may be sufficient to state that the gist of the offence of criminal conspiracy created under Section 120-A is a bare agreement to commit an offence. It has been made punishable under Section 120-B. The offence of abetment created under the second clause of Section 107 requires that there must be something more than a Full Judgment
S.P.S.RATHORE Vs. C.B.I & ANR
DHAL SINGH DEWANGAN Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH
SANDHYA RANI DEBBARMA & ORS Vs. THE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD & ANR
S.B.I & ORS. Vs. NEELAM NAG & ANR.
It is well-settled that there is no legal bar to the conduct of the disciplinary proceedings and criminal trial simultaneously. However, no straightjacket formula can be spelt out and the Court has to keep in mind the broad approach to be adopted in such matters on case to case basis. The contour of the approach to be adopted by the Court has been delineated in series Full Judgment
TATTU LODHI @ PANCHAM LODHI Vs. STATE OF M.P
GOVINDASWAMY Vs. STATE OF KERALA
PANKAJ Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN
BALKAR SINGH Vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS
L. NARAYANA SWAMY Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA & ORS.
With this factual background, we advert to the questions of law that arise for consideration: (1) Whether an order directing further investigation under Section 156(3) of the Cr.P.C. can be passed in relation to public servant in the absence of valid sanction and contrary to the judgments of this Court in Anil Kumar & Ors. v. M.K. Aiyappa & Anr.[1] and Manharibhai Muljibhai Kakadia and Anr. v. Shaileshbhai Mohanbhai Patel and Ors.[2]? (2) Whether a Full Judgment