High Court of Jammu and Kashmir has given a detailed analysis and conclusions (and limitations it has to implement the conclusions itself) on a 148-year old tradition in Jammu and Kashmir called as Darbar Move. More details here.
Tag: Issued or Recommended Guidelines or Directions or Protocols to be followed
Anil Rai Vs State of Bihar on 6 August 2001
Wonderful judgment from Supreme Court, which held that Repeated adjournment of matters ‘for orders‘ after arguments are heard is impermissible. Also passed the following Guidelines.
20. Under the prevalent circumstances in some of the High Courts, I feel it appropriate to provide some guidelines regarding the pronouncement of judgments which, I am sure, shall be followed by all concerned, being the mandate of this Court. Such guidelines, as for present, are as under:
(i) The Chief Justices of the High Courts may issue appropriate directions to the Registry that in case where the judgment is reserved and is pronounced later, a column be added in the judgment where, on the first page, after the cause-title, date of reserving the judgment and date of pronouncing it be separately mentioned by the court officer concerned.
(ii) That Chief Justice of the High Courts, on their administrative side, should direct the Court Officers/ Readers of the various Benches in the High Courts to furnish every month the list of cases in the matters where the judgments reserved are not pronounced within the period of that months.
(iii) On noticing that after conclusion of the arguments the judgment is not pronounced within a period of two months, the concerned Chief Justice shall draw the attention of the Bench concerned to the pending matter. The Chief Justice may also see the desirability of circulating the statement of such cases in which the judgments have not been pronounced within a period of six weeks from the date of conclusion of the arguments amongst the Judges of the High Court for their information. Such communication be conveyed as confidential and in a sealed cover.
(iv) Where a judgment is not pronounced within three months, from the date of reserving it, any of the parties in the case is permitted to file an application in the High Court with prayer for early judgment. Such application, as and when filed, shall be listed before the Bench concerned within two days excluding the intervening holidays.
(v) If the judgment, for any reason, is not pronounced within a period of six months, any of the parties of the said lis shall be entitled to move an application before the Chief Justice of the High Court with a prayer to withdraw the said case and to make it over to any other Bench for fresh arguments. It is open to the Chief Justice to grant the said prayer or to pass any other order as deems fit in the circumstances.
21. We hope and trust that the above guidelines shall be strictly followed and implemented, considering them as self-imposed restraints.
Indiankanoon version:
Casemine version:
Citations: [2002 BOMCR SC 3 360], [2009 ELT SC 233 13], [2001 AIR SC 3173], [2001 SCC 7 318], [2001 SCC CRI 1009], [2001 ALD CRI 2 446], [2001 ACR SC 3 2046], [2001 RCR CRIMINAL 3 722], [2001 JT SC 6 515], [2001 SCALE 5 41], [2001 BLJR 3 1777], [2001 SUPP SCR 1 298]
Other Source links: https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1517737/ or https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/5609ad95e4b0149711411c30
Youth Bar Association of India Vs UOI on 7 September, 2016
This is the landmark judgment from Hon’ble Supreme Court wherein directions were issued to Home Secretaries and DGPs of all States.
The complete directions are given below
(a) An accused is entitled to get a copy of the First Information Report at an earlier stage than as prescribed under Section 207 of the Cr.P.C.
(b) An accused who has reasons to suspect that he has been roped in a criminal case and his name may be finding place in a First Information Report can submit an application through his representative/agent/parokar for grant of a certified copy before the concerned police officer or to the Superintendent of Police on payment of such fee which is payable for obtaining such a copy from the Court. On such application being made, the copy shall be supplied within twenty-four hours.
(c) Once the First Information Report is forwarded by the police station to the concerned Magistrate or any Special Judge, on an application being filed for certified copy on behalf of the accused, the same shall be given by the Court concerned within two working days. The aforesaid direction has nothing to do with the statutory mandate inhered under Section 207 of the Cr.P.C.
(d) The copies of the FIRs, unless the offence is sensitive in nature, like sexual offences, offences pertaining to insurgency, terrorism and of that category, offences under POCSO Act and such other offences, should be uploaded on the police website, and if there is no such website, on the official website of the State Government, within twenty-four hours of the registration of the First Information Report so that the accused or any person connected with the same can download the FIR and file appropriate application before the Court as per law for redressal of his grievances. It may be clarified here that in case there is connectivity problems due to geographical location or there is some other unavoidable difficulty, the time can be extended up to forty-eight hours. The said 48 hours can be extended maximum up to 72 hours and it is only relatable to connectivity problems due to geographical location.
(e) The decision not to upload the copy of the FIR on the website shall not be taken by an officer below the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police or any person holding equivalent post. In case, the States where District Magistrate has a role, he may also assume the said authority. A decision taken by the concerned police officer or the District Magistrate shall be duly communicated to the concerned jurisdictional Magistrate.
(f) The word ‘sensitive’ apart from the other aspects which may be thought of being sensitive by the competent authority as stated hereinbefore would also include concept of privacy regard being had to the nature of the FIR. The examples given with regard to the sensitive cases are absolutely illustrative and are not exhaustive.
(g) If an FIR is not uploaded, needless to say, it shall not enure per se a ground to obtain the benefit under Section 438 of the Cr.P.C.
(h) In case a copy of the FIR is not provided on the ground of sensitive nature of the case, a person grieved
by the said action, after disclosing his identity, can submit a representation to the Superintendent of Police or any person holding the equivalent post in the State. The Superintendent of Police shall constitute a committee of three officers which shall deal with the said grievance. As far as the Metropolitan cities are concerned, where Commissioner is there, if a representation is submitted to the Commissioner of Police who shall constitute a committee of three officers. The committee so constituted shall deal with the grievance within three days from the date of receipt of the representation and communicate it to the grieved person.
(i) The competent authority referred to hereinabove shall constitute the committee, as directed herein-above, within eight weeks from today.
(j) In cases wherein decisions have been taken not to give copies of the FIR regard being had to the sensitive nature of the case, it will be open to the accused/his authorized representative/parokar to file an application for grant of certified copy before the Court to which the FIR has been sent and the same shall be provided in quite promptitude by the concerned Court not beyond three days of the submission of the application.
(k) The directions for uploading of FIR in the website of all the States shall be given effect from 15th November, 2016.
Citations: [2016 SCC ONLINE SC 914], [2017 ELT SC 345 434], [2016 SCC 9 473], [2016 SCC CRI 3 691], [2016 AIR SC 4136], [2016 CTC 5 571], [2016 KLT 3 1035]
Other Sources:
https://indiankanoon.org/doc/151036912/
https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/58117e6a2713e17947889bcf
Here is the Petition copy.
High Court at Gauhati Notification-06-02-2015
In this notification, Gauhati High Court notified that going forward A4 size white papers to be used in all judicial as well as official works in the High Court and Subordinate Courts under its jurisdiction from 1-March-2015 onwards.
Few guidelines are also issue:
- Maximum 26/27 lines be typed out in each sheet in 1.5 space in between the lines,
- Words in size 11 of Tahoma font,
- Margins 4 cm at top, 1cm below, 5 cm left and 2 cm right.
The State Of Telangana Vs Habib Abdullah Jeelani & Ors on 6 January, 2017
This judgment from hon’ble Supreme Court, held that the High Court cannot direct the police not to arrest the petitioners during the pendency of the investigation just because they pleaded to be innocents, especially when it held that it is not inclined to interfere on the ground that it was not appropriate to stay the investigation of the case.
Interesting:
It is a well-settled proposition of law what cannot be done directly, cannot be done indirectly.
Ramgopal & Anr Vs State Of M.P.& Anr on 30 July, 2010
Hon’ble Supreme Court in this order, has held that,
There are several offences under the IPC that are currently non-compoundable. These include offences punishable under Section 498-A, Section 326, etc. of the IPC. Some of such offence can be made compoundable by introducing a suitable amendment in the statute. We are of the opinion that the Law Commission of India could examine whether a suitable proposal can be sent to theUnion Government in this regard. Any such step would not only relieve the courts of the burden of deciding cases in which the aggrieved parties have themselves arrived at a settlement, but may also encourage the process of re-conciliation between them. We, accordingly, request the Law Commission and the Government of India to examine all these aspects and take such steps as may be considered feasible.
The Secretary General of this Court shall forthwith send a copy of this order to the Law Commission of India as well as to the Law Secretary to the Government of India. The Law Secretary is requested to place a copy of this order before the Hon’ble Minister of Law & Justice, Union of India.
Recommended Guidelines to follow when fighting False (Matrimonial) Cases in India
A dear friend and fellow false-case fighter had gladly permitted me to post the following here.
Contact my friend on [email protected], for any questions or regarding the intentionally hidden 10th point.
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Dear Fighters,
Here I am providing some of the Recommended Guidelines to follow when fighting of our Cases. I have prepared these guidelines purely based upon my Experience. Not necessary to be applicable to everyone in our Group. But Its worth Reading Once.
1.Please make sure every court Date is a Productive and Progressive in the global view of all the Cases.
2.Please keep an eye on the Corruption happening regarding any of your cases in the Court and take necessary action immediately. For instance, sometimes your wife will not attend the Court Date but her presence will be marked as Attended which is illegal. So, in this case, you can always Question the court with a Memo.
3.Request the Court for Costing for any Delay Tactics played by the Opponent.
4.Please try to attend all the Court Dates by you or any Nominated person by you. This will help you to monitor all of your cases and build the Rapport with the Court Staff.
5.Apply for Certified copies on the same day for an important Milestone of all Cases. This will avoid any fraud chances (like replacing the Official Papers in the court before we get the Official Certified Copies) playing by the opponent.
6.Please request your Lawyer to let you know before he does anything in the court regarding your cases. Make sure he does the same in front of the Judge as he promised you.
7.If there is any action taken to be from our end in the court, don’t delay. Please file the necessary replies immediately without any Delay.
8.We can understand that most of the Matrimonial Disputes ends in Settlement out of the Court. Please request your Lawyer to not to push you for any out of Court Settlement. This will avoid the Lawyer to Collude with the Opponent and you can sense that in the Initial Stages of the Case if there is anything like that.
9.Avoid Contacting your Opponent in the court by any means. This will shut down the chances of filing the further cases against you by the opponent.
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11.Read more judgements given by your Particular judge in his previous Judgements from his previous Courts and prepare the Drafting according to that.
12.As most of the Matrimonial Disputes contains only 15% Legal and the remaining 85% is of the Conspiracy plotted by your Knife, the System and her Lawyers. Make sure you Crack that Conspiracy First by following the Path of Dharma.
13.As we are fighting with Strong Evil forces, we will need Divine help in terms a Mentor or Guru who can save in our Crisis Time. So, Identify a Senior Most Lawyer in your Local Area and make him as a Good friend who can advise in each and every step of your cases. So, our aim is to get the advice from the top most Lawyer and execute the plans with a Lawyer who is Actually fighting your case. Don’t let all of your plans to the actual Lawyer in Advance. As per Chanakya, Secrecy is the Stepping Stone for our Success as part of our Strategy.
14.Sometimes, the Opponent will play the tactics that they would like to Compromise and Cry in front of you when they think that they are Losing the Game. So, please don’t feel proud for this and lose the game by yourself. Please remember that a Ghost will catch your head when it is Winning and the same will catch your leg when it is losing by shedding the Crocodile Tears in front of you. So, don’t trust the opponent unless until they come with the Proper Documentation to Sign the MOU.
15.The Most Important thing is to look after your Mental Health in this long running Trauma of life. So, do Yoga or Mediation or Move Ahead with a Girl Friend or any other areas of your life where you can find your happiness.
Krishna Veni Nagam Vs Harish Nagam on 9 March, 2017
In just judgment, Hon’ble Apex Court held that
in matrimonial or custody matters or in proceedings between parties to a marriage or arising out of disputes between parties to a marriage, wherever the defendants/respondents are located outside the jurisdiction of the court, the court where proceedings are instituted, may examine whether it is in the interest of justice to incorporate any safeguards for ensuring that summoning of defendant/respondent does not result in denial of justice. Order incorporating such safeguards may be sent along with the summons.
The safeguards can be:-
i) Availability of video conferencing facility.
ii) Availability of legal aid service.
iii) Deposit of cost for travel, lodging and boarding in terms of Order XXV CPC.
iv) E-mail address/phone number,
Citations : [2017 SCC 4 150], [2017 SCC ONLINE SC 236], [2017 AIR SC 1345], [2017 CTC 2 457], [2017 CDR SC 2 202], [2017 AJR 2 462], [2017 ALR 122 905], [2017 ALT 5 4], [2017 ALD 3 151], [2017 BOMCR 3 62], [2017 CLT 123 1054], [2017 DMCSC 2 173], [2017 GLT 2 29], [2017 JKJ SC 2 35], [2017 KHC 2 380], [2017 KLJ 2 549], [2017 KLT 2 593], [2017 LW 3 721], [2017 MPLJ 3 344], [2017 MHLJ 4 764], [2017 OLR 1 1033], [2017 RCR CIVIL 2 358], [2017 SCALE 3 471], [2017 SCJ 6 392], [2017 WBLR SC 3 622], [2017 WLN SC 2 26], [2017 SCC CIV 2 394]
Other Sources:
https://indiankanoon.org/doc/43287493/
https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/58ca392a2713e10674449271
This judgment is overruled in Santhini Vs Vijaya Venketesh here.
Arnesh Kumar Vs State of Bihar and Anr on 2 July 2014
This is the landmark judgment from Supreme Court asserting that ‘No automatic arrest’ in matrimonial cases. See here how this judgement has impacted the Bail-Jail industry.
“Our endeavour in this judgment is to ensure that police officers do not arrest accused unnecessarily and Magistrate do not authorise detention casually and mechanically. In order to ensure what we have observed above, we give the following direction:
(1) All the State Governments to instruct its police officers not to automatically arrest when a case under Section 498-A of the IPC is registered but to satisfy themselves about the necessity for arrest under the parameters laid down above flowing from Section 41, Cr.PC;
(2) All police officers be provided with a check list containing specified sub-clauses under Section 41(1)(b)(ii);
(3) The police officer shall forward the check list duly filed and furnish the reasons and materials which necessitated the arrest, while forwarding/producing the accused before the Magistrate for further detention;
(4) The Magistrate while authorising detention of the accused shall peruse the report furnished by the police officer in terms aforesaid and only after recording its satisfaction, the Magistrate will authorise detention;
(5) The decision not to arrest an accused, be forwarded to the Magistrate within two weeks from the date of the institution of the case with a copy to the Magistrate which may be extended by the Superintendent of police of the district for the reasons to be recorded in writing;
(6) Notice of appearance in terms of Section 41A of Cr.PC be served on the accused within two weeks from the date of institution of the case, which may be extended by the Superintendent of Police of the District for the reasons to be recorded in writing;
(7) Failure to comply with the directions aforesaid shall apart from rendering the police officers concerned liable for departmental action, they shall also be liable to be punished for contempt of court to be instituted before High Court having territorial jurisdiction;
(8) Authorising detention without recording reasons as aforesaid by the judicial Magistrate concerned shall be liable for departmental action by the appropriate High Court.
Most important.
We hasten to add that the directions aforesaid shall not only apply to the cases under Section 498-A of the I.P.C. or Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, the case in hand, but also such cases where offence is punishable with imprisonment for a term which may be less than seven years or which may
extend to seven years; whether with or without fine.
Citations: [2014 DLT 210 599], [2014 GLR 2 1848], [2014 CRIMES SC 3 40], [2014 OLR SC 2 562], [2014 KARLJ SC 4 177], [2014 AD SC 7 697], [2014 KCCR 3 1977], [2014 JT 7 527], [2014 AIOL 411], [2014 MPHT SC 4 81], [2014 RLW SC 3 2171], [2014 CCR SC 3 144], [2014 WLN SC 3 28], [2014 AIC 140 118], [2014 MPJR SC 4 55], [2014 JLJR SC 3 313], [2015 LW CRL 1 318], [2014 ALT CRI 2 457], [2014 RCR CRIMINAL SC 3 527], [2014 KHC 3 69], [2014 CRIMES SC 3 206], [2014 GLT SC 3 102], [2014 SLT 5 582], [2014 SCC 8 273], [2014 MLJ CRL SC 3 353], [2014 CRLJ SC 3707], [2014 AIR SCW 3930], [2014 SCC ONLINE SC 532], [2014 ACR SC 3 2670], [2014 SCJ 6 219], [2014 CRILJ 3707], [2014 GUJLR 2 1848], [2014 JT 9 55], [2014 SUPREME 5 324], [2014 DMC SC 2 546], [2014 GUJ LH 2 547], [2014 KERLT 3 143], [2014 ILR 5507], [2014 BOMCR CRI SC 3 362], [2014 SCALE 8 250], [2014 PLJR 3 314], [2014 AIR SC 2756], [2014 JCC SC 3 1529], [2014 KLJ 3 330], [2014 SCC CRI 3 449], [2014 SCSUPPL CHN 4 73], [2014 GLH 2 547], [2014 ALLCC 86 568], [2014 ILR KER 3 165]
Other Source links:
https://indiankanoon.org/doc/2982624/
https://www.legitquest.com/case/arnesh-kumar-v-state-of-bihar/883C7
https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/5609af58e4b01497114161f7
Did you ever know what happened to this 498A IPC case of Arnesh Kumar? It got settled!
