Here is a list of the Judgments where the accused prayed for discharge u/s 227 Cr.P.C
- State Of Bihar vs Ramesh Singh on 2 August, 1977
- Union of India Vs Prafulla Kumar Samal and Anr on 6 November, 1978 (Landmark Judgment: )
- Sh. Satish Mehra Vs Delhi Administration & Anr on 31 July, 1996
- Om Wati and Anr Vs State Thro Delhi Admn and Ors on 19 March 2001 (Landmark Judgment: As there is Prima facie case against Accused, discharging them is not correct)
- Dilawar Balu Kurane Vs State Of Maharashtra on 8 January, 2002 (No grave suspicion)
- State Of Orissa Vs Debendra Nath Padhi on 29 November, 2004 (SC: No evidence from Defence/Accused during Charge Framing/Discharge Stage)
- P.Vijayan Vs State of Kerala and Anr on 27 January, 2010 (No grave suspicion)
- Sajjan Kumar Vs C.B.I on 20 September, 2010 (If the evidence which the prosecution proposes to adduce proves the guilt of the accused even if fully accepted before it is challenged in cross-examination or rebutted by the defence evidence, if any, cannot show that the accused committed the offence, then there will be no sufficient ground for proceeding with the trial.)
- CBI, Hyderabad Vs K. Narayana Rao on 21 September, 2012
- Rajiv Thapar & Ors Vs Madan Lal Kapoor on 23 January, 2013 [Landmark judgment from Justice J.S.Khehar for guidelines to discharge an accused under section 227 of CrPC]
- L. Krishna Reddy Vs State on 24 October 2013 [Discharge of parents u/s 227 by HC was upheld by SC]
- Ramnaresh & Ors Vs State of M.P. on 14 June, 2016 [During Charge framing, Grave Suspicion Vs Suspicion, based on Prafulla Kumar Samal above]
- Sarva Mangala Vs Station House Officer on 4 Jan 2018 [All documents submitted u/s 173(2) have to be perused to see if there is any prima facie case]
- Asim Shariff Vs National Investigation Agency on 01 July 2019
- M.E. Shivalingamurthy Vs CBI Bengaluru on 7 January 2020 [Governing principles regarding permissibility of defence of accused or documents produced by him, summarized]
- Bishop Franco Mulakkal Vs State of Kerala on 07 July 2020 [Discharge dismissal was challenged in Revision at Kerala High Court; Revision got dismissed]
Index of Discharge Judgments u/s 239 are here. Index of Quash judgments u/s 482 are here.
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