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Supreme Court of India (Full Bench (FB)- Three Judge)

ASHIQ HUSSAIN FAKTOO Vs. UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

Writ Petition (Crl.), 46 of 2008, Judgment Date: Aug 30, 2016

The principle of ex debito justitiae is founded on a recognition of a debt that the justice delivery system owes to a litigant to correct an error in a judicial dispensation. Its application, by the very nature of things, cannot be made to depend on varying perceptions of legal omissions and commissions but such recognition of the debt which have the potential of opening new vistas of Full Judgment

Chhatisgarh High Court (Single Judge)

State of Chhattisgarh Vs . Sunil @ Balikaran Sahu & Anr.

CRRE->CRIMINAL REFERENCE, 2,586 of 2014, Judgment Date: Aug 30, 2016

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Allahabad High Court (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

Bennet Castelino Vs State Of U.P. Thru. The Secy. Min. Of Law & Justice & Ors.

MISC. BENCH, 9910 of 2016, Judgment Date: Aug 29, 2016

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

BHARWAD NAVGHANBHAJ JAKSHIBHAI & ORS. Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT

Appeal (Crl.), 783-784 of 2016, Judgment Date: Aug 29, 2016

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

BRIJ LAL Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

Appeal (Crl.), 991 of 2010, Judgment Date: Aug 17, 2016

Every accused is presumed to be innocent unless his guilt is proved. The presumption of innocence is a human right. Subject to the statutory exceptions, the said principle forms the basis of criminal jurisprudence in India. The nature of the offence, its seriousness and gravity has to be taken into consideration. The appellate court should bear in mind the presumption of innocence Full Judgment

Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

KALA @ CHANDRAKALA Vs. STATE TR.INSP.OF POLICE

Appeal (Crl.), 1791 of 2010, Judgment Date: Aug 12, 2016

The prosecution has not been able to complete the chain of circumstances so as to fasten the guilt and to prove the commission of offence by the appellant beyond periphery of doubt. The appellant is acquitted giving her the benefit of doubt. Full Judgment

Delhi High Court (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

KRITIKA PADODE AND ANR Vs UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

W.P.(C), 2399, 5602,2400 of 2015, Judgment Date: Aug 05, 2016

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Delhi High Court (Single Judge)

YOGESH Vs THE STATE (GOVT. OF NCT) OF DELHI

CRL.A., 1331,8338 of 2015, Judgment Date: Aug 04, 2016

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Delhi High Court (Single Judge)

SANJAY @ BHOLA Vs STATE (NCT OF DELHI)

BAIL APPLN., .1276 of 2016, Judgment Date: Aug 04, 2016

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Delhi High Court (Single Judge)

BHAJAN LAL SHARMA V/s STATE (GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI) & ORS

W.P.(CRL), 1280,6706 Judgment Date: Aug 01, 2016

In my view, quashing the FIR in question at this stage would certainly send a very wrong signal not only to the petitioner, but the whole society at large and particularly to other builders, contractors and other agencies engaged in undertaking construction work, that even if they are grossly negligent in taking preventive measures so as to prevent predictable accidents – which may lead to serious injury and even loss of life, they could get away by paying some compensation Full Judgment

Supreme Court of India (Full Bench (FB)- Three Judge)

SUDHIR CHAUDHARY ETC. ETC. Vs. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) - IPC - Section 420

Appeal (Crl.), 700-701 of 2016, Judgment Date: Jul 29, 2016

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

BABY @ SEBASTIAN & ANR. Vs. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE ADIMALY - IPC-Section 302

Appeal (Crl.), 952 of 2010, Judgment Date: Jul 26, 2016

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

SUKH RAM Vs. STATE OF H.P. - IPC - Section 468,471

Appeal (Civil), 224 of 2012, Judgment Date: Jul 25, 2016

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

DEVRAJ Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH - IPC - Section 302, 201

Appeal (Crl.), 423 of 2015, Judgment Date: Jul 25, 2016

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Delhi High Court (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

RAHUL & Ors. V/s UNION OF INDIA & ORS

W.P.(C), 6645, 6653, 6654,7079 of 2015, Judgment Date: Jul 25, 2016

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Delhi High Court (Single Judge)

NAVDEEP KUMAR V/s SUNITA JAIN

CRL.M.C., 4394 of 2012, Judgment Date: Jul 25, 2016

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Allahabad High Court (Single Judge)

Smt. Manju Yadav Thru' Its Husband Yogendra Yadav V/s State Of U.P. & 2 Others

HABEAS CORPUS WRIT PETITION, 22578 of 2016, Judgment Date: Jul 25, 2016

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Delhi High Court (Single Judge)

DHIRENDER V/s STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

CRL.REV.P., 132 of 2013, Judgment Date: Jul 25, 2016

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Supreme Court of India (Constitution Bench- Five Judge)

MUTHURAMALINGAM & ORS. Vs. STATE REP.BY INSP.OF POLICE

Appeal (Crl.), 231-233 of 2009, Judgment Date: Jul 19, 2016

“Whether consecutive life sentences can be awarded to a convict on being found guilty of a series of murders for which he has been tried in a single trial?.” 17. The legal position is, thus, fairly well settled that imprisonment for life is a sentence for the remainder of the life of the offender unless of course the remaining sentence is commuted or remitted by the competent authority. That being Full Judgment

Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

MEERA MYDEEN ETC.ETC. Vs. STATE OF T.NADU

Appeal (Crl.), 1168-1171 of 2009, Judgment Date: Jul 15, 2016

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