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Tag: Judiciary Antics
Shrirang Yadavrao Waghmare Vs State of Maharashtra on 16 September, 2019
This is the case of a casanova Judge who danced to the tunes of a Lady Advocate and landed in Trashbin as a result. Haha
The Bombay High Court judgment below lays bare the kaands of the casanova and the consequences.
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Additional District and Sessions Judge X Vs Registrar General High Court of MP on 18 December, 2014
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The Maharashtra Government Vs Shri Rajaram Digamber Padamwar on 8 April, 2011
A Trial judge is taken to task by Bombay High Court for the following vomitings…
From Para 42,
42. Before departing, it is inevitable to make mention that, the learned A.P.P. while making the arguments before the learned Trial Judge cited the Ruling of Kerala High Court in the case of Food Inspector vs James, (reported in Prevention of Food Adulteration Cases) at 1998 (1) P.320, and while discussing the observations made in the said Ruling, the learned Trial Judge has observed in para no.31 of the impugned judgment that :
“With great respect, I do not agree with the ‘view taken’ and observations made by Their Lordships in the above case law. Moreover, the said case law is admittedly of Kerala High Court and the same is not binding on this court.”
One more, from Para 43,
43. Moreover, while making submissions before the learned Trial Judge, learned A.P.P. also cited Ruling in the case of Rambhai vs State of Madhya Pradesh (Reported in Prevention of Food Adulteration Cases) at 1991 (1) P. 6, as stated in para 34 of the impugned judgment, but the learned Trial Judge, after considering the said ratio laid down in the said Ruling, observed in para no.35 of the impugned judgment that :
“After going through the observations made by Their Lordships in the above case law, I am of the opinion that though the Ruling is applicable to the present case, however, according to me, with great respect the view taken in the observations of the Ruling is not correct.“
Final Touch:
From Para 44,
44. It manifestly appears from the text and tenor of the observations made by the learned Trial Judge in para nos. 31 and 35 of the impugned judgment that same do not conform with the judicial discipline and propriety, and apparently amount to disrespect, and therefore, the Registrar General is directed to take suitable action against the concerned Judge, if he is in Judicial Service.
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Rajbir @ Raju and Anr Vs State of Haryana on 22 November, 2010
Here the Supreme Court judges are advising the lower courts as such,
“We further direct all trial Courts in India to ordinarily add Section 302 to the charge of section 304B, so that death sentences can be imposed in such heinous and barbaric crimes against women.”
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Restatement of Values of Judicial Life (Ethics for Judiciary) and In-House Procedure
Here is the list of ethics for High Judiciary (this is what judges of High Court and Supreme Court call themselves)
And the revised In-House Procedure, for taking suitable remedial action against judges who, by their acts of omission or commission, do not follow universally accepted values of Judicial Life including those included in the Restatement of Values of Judicial Life.
Rupali Devi Vs State of UP and Ors on 09 April, 2019
A clear attempt to link circumstances to a pre-judged conclusion by Hon’ble CJ of India himself. At best, this is just an attempt to let go off one of the many grounds husband’s can take in their Discharge and Quash petitions, going against such landmark precedents.
If this assumption is allowed to continue, ablanaris will claim, her hubby dear comes in her dreams and molests, threatens, harasses, violates her & thereby it is a continuing offence as per Black&White Dictionary and attracts 179 CrPC squarely, and consequently your’s truly will wag their tails (heads may be) to it too.
One Gem from this Judgment:
Even the silence of the wife may have an underlying element of an emotional distress and mental agony.
Alright. Little bit of difficulty in travel involved. We will use 20 other grounds, Mr. CJI. We also have clubbing of cases judgment and many more judgments on our side.
Frankly speaking, one has to see the caveat laid by Supreme Court in this judgment. Only when the Prosecution can establish that there was threat to the life and/or limb of the knife due to which the false case if institute out side the Jurisdiction, where the alleged offence has happened as mentioned in the Complaint, this judgment can be gainfully invoked.
The Key element is this “compelled the wife to leave the matrimonial home and take shelter with her parents“. As long as the Prosecution documents do not prima facie exhibit the above criteria, the ground of Territorial Jurisdiction is still a valid ground to see Discharge or Quash from a false case.
Go here.
My Note:
This is a bad judgment because, we all know the complainant may invoke Zero FIR at her place of residence/parental/shelter home which may be transferred to the location where there is actual territorial jurisdiction to the alleged offence. Or the parents or relative or any good Samaritan can file a report under sec 154(1) to a nearby police station, and again that PS has to register a Zero FIR. Moreover, the complaint’s case is fought by the State via Public Prosecutor and the Chief examination is done via affidavit these days and even that may be one of the instances when the complaint has to appear before Court. Due to technological advances which are expedited by COVID-19 pandemic, even the oath taken at such instance can be made via Video conference. Even the Cross can be conducted via Video conference.
Then what was the need to muddle the sacred principle of territorial jurisdiction enshrined under CHAPTER XIII provisions of Cr.P.C.?
Citations: [2019 SCC 5 384], [2019 SCC ONLINE SC 493], [2019 AIR SC 1790], [2019 KLJ 2 601]
Other Source links:
https://indiankanoon.org/doc/78252061/
https://www.legitquest.com/case/rupali-devi-v-state-of-uttar-pradesh/11C400
https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/5cb00bc54a9326247ab05a22
Pratima Paul Vs Biswajit Paul on 01 February, 2019
This is a case of property distribution between 3 sisters and their brother. The Trial court judge gave some order, which was beyond his jurisdiction. The CJ of Tripura High Court directed the Trial Court judge to undertake a refresher course on all the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure at the Tripura Judicial Academy .
