This page lists some cases where Criminal Proceedings were initiated for committing the offence of Perjury under IPC 1872/BNS 2023.
Index of Perjury Judgements is here.
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Judgments about Look Out Circular Notices
A short collection of judgments about Look Out Circular Notices.
- Sumer Singh Salkan Vs Asstt Director and Ors on 11 Aug 2010 [DHC: issued certain guidelines to be followed for issuing Look Out Circulars]
- S.Martin Vs The Deputy Commissioner of Police on 21 Feb 2014 [MadHC: LOC can be withdrawn by the authorities concerned, who issued the same. Indeed, the Criminal Court’s jurisdiction in cancelling LOC or affirming the same is quite in tune with the jurisdiction of cancellation of Non Bailable Warrant]
- Gattupalli Ujwal Vs State of Andhra Pradesh and Ors on 30 Oct 2019 [APHC: Follows Sumer Singh Salkan Vs Asstt Director and Ors on 11 Aug 2010]
- Vikas Chaudhary Vs Union of India and Ors on 12 Jan 2022 [DHC: No LOC may be issued when no proceedings under any penal law have, in fact, been initiated]
- Noor Paul Vs Union of India and Ors on 05 Apr 2022 [PHHC: Non-supply of a copy of the LOC to the subject of the LOC at the time the subject is stopped at the airport for travel abroad, non-supply of reasons for issuing LOC , and absence of a post decisional hearing to the subject of the LOC, is not just, fair and reasonable procedure and therefore it is violative of Art.21 of the Constitution of India]
- However, the said directions are currently stayed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Bank of India v. Noor Paul S.L.P.(C) No. 7733/2022.
- Leena Rakesh Vs Bureau of Immigration on 20 Jun 2022 [KarHC: ]
- Yerramilli Srinivas Vs State of Telangana and 2 Ors on 09 Jan 2023 [TSHC: Practice of Telangana Police in not sending delete LOC requests to BoI, after a competent Criminal Court grants bail to an accused]
MASTER INDEX is here.
Maintenance Judgments under Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act 1956
Supreme Court:
Vimalben Ajitbhai Patel Vs Vatslabeen Ashokbhai Patel And others on 14 March, 2008 [In Para 24, held that mother-in-law cannot be fastened with any liability of maintenance towards widowed daughter-in-law]
Delhi High Court:
- Laxmi and Anr Vs Shyam Pratap and Anr on 28 Apr 2022 [failed to disclose any estate of her husband having devolved upon the respondents; Father-in-law expired and the appellants cannot as a matter of right, claim any maintenance from mother-in-law]
- Suresh Tiwari and Anr Vs Madhu Tiwari on 31 Jul 2023 [No averment of the father-in-law holding any coparcenary property against which the daughter-in-law can maintain her claim under Section 19 of the Act and furthermore Impugned Order also does not give any such finding]
Patna High Court:
- Ram Prasad Sahni Vs Punita Devi and Ors on 22 Jun 2017 [Trail Court failed to adjudicate whether the husband has left any estate for the applicant or whether her father-in-law has sufficient income or not]
Punjab and Haryana High Court:
- Sunita and Anr Vs Pyare Lal and Ors on 08 Nov 2010 [Under Section 18 of the Act, a Hindu wife can claim maintenance from her husband but not from her in-laws. Under Section 19 of the Act, a Hindu wife can claim maintenance from her father-in-law after the death of her husband, provided and to the extent that she is unable to maintain herself and this right shall not be enforceable if father-in-law has no means to do so from coparcenary property. Under Sections 21 and 22 of the Act, grandchild is not entitled to claim maintenance from grandparents because they have not inherited any estate from their deceased son]
- Satpal Vs Suman and Ors on 31 May 2019 [Mother-in-law cannot be made liable to maintenance to windowed daughter-in-law; grandchildren are entitled for maintenance]
Index of all Maintenance judgments is here.
Change the Advocate
Here are few case laws to support your effort in changing an advocate who is already on record of a Court in your cases.
- R.D. Saxena Vs Balram Prasad Sharma on 22 August, 2000
- New India Assurance Co Ltd Vs A.K.Saxena on 7 Nov 2003 [SC]
- C.V. Sudhindra and Ors. Vs Divine Light School For Blind [KarHC]
- Karnataka Power Distribution Vs M RajaShekar on 2 Dec 2016 [NOC not required to engage new advocate, if the advocate was discharged by client, following the procedure established by law]
- Bhagya and Ors Vs Jayalakshmi and Ors on 13 Feb 2019 [Only after the advocate was discharged by client, following the due procedure established by law, a client can engage a new advocate]
Case laws or Judgments under SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989
A compilation of judgments from various Courts of India in relation to SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989
- Shelbin Vs State of Kerala on 16 February, 2018 (AB in a SC and ST Act case)
- Pardeep Kumar Vs State of Haryana and Anr on 14 May 2020 (Charge sheet Quashed; insult not in public view but over a phone call)
- Jaisingh Agarwal and Anr Vs State of Chhattisgarh and Anr on 27 Oct 2020 (A complaint u.s 156(3) is maintainable in the Special SC/ST Court)
- Hitesh Verma Vs State of Uttarakhand and Anr on 05 Nov 2020
Kirti Nagpal Vs Rohit Girdhar Case
Set of cases filed by the ex-Couple, Kirti Nagpal Vs Rohit Girdhar
- Kirti Nagpal Vs Rohit Girdhar on 12 February, 2019 [Interim Maintenance u/s 24 of HMA was denied]
- Kirti Nagpal Vs Rohit Girdhar on 20 Nov 2020 [Appeal on Divorce was dismissed]
Kunapureddy Swarna Kumari Vs Kunapureddy @ Nookala Shanka Balaji Naidu Case
Here is the list of the cases fought by this couple. It is just a hilarious case that there are 11 Respondents arraigned in this case. Go figure!
- Kunapareddy @ Nookala Shanka Balaji Vs Kunapareddy Swarna Kumari On 18 April, 2016 : (SC says, amendments in petitions can be allowed, before Court takes cognizance of the case)
- Kunapureddy Swarna Kumari Vs Kunapureddy @ Nookala Shanka Balaji Naidu on 12 August, 2016 : (Trial Court doles of relief after relief supported by BS)
- Kunapureddy @ Nookala Shankar Vs Kunapureddy Swarna Kumari on 5 January, 2018 : (Husband files appeal at Sessions; return of dowry amount of Rs.3.00 Lakhs and compensation amount of Rs.15.00 Lakhs set aside; despite no evidence for DV, but Monthly maintenance of Rs.10,000/- is confirmed anyways)
- Kunapureddy Swarna Kumari Vs Kunapureddy @ Nookala Shankar on 5 January, 2018 : (Wife files appeal at Sessions seeking enhancement in monthly maintenance; Dismissed)
Hindu Personal Code Laws
Hindu Personal Laws are codified into the following four (4) laws.
Index of all Summary Case Law Pages on Shades of Knife
This can be considered as a sitemap of all Summary pages on my Site.
Delivery of Justice
- All Bare Acts of India here.
- All Compulsory Registration of Marriage in India – Both Acts and Rules here.
- All Dowry related case laws here.
- All 498A IPC Judgments here.
- All 494 and 495 IPC Judgments here.
- All Matters related to Exemption from Personal Appearance (u/s 205 CrPC) here.
- All Bail Matters here.
- All Condone Delay Judgments here.
- All Transfer Petition Judgments here.
- All Look Out Circular Decisions here.
- All Compensation Judgments for Motor Vehicle Accidents or other mishaps here.
- All Defamation Judgments here.
- All Domestic Violence Judgments here.
- All Divorce Judgments here.
- All Maintenance Judgments here.
- All Acquittal from Criminal Matrimonial Cases here.
- All Perjury Judgments here.
- All Discharge Judgments u/s 227 Cr.P.C. here.
- All Discharge Judgments u/s 239 Cr.P.C. here.
- All Quash Judgment u/s 482 Cr.P.C. here.
- All Amicable ways of working with Advocates here.
- All Life Cycles of various cases here.
- All Passport Judgments here.
- Contempt of Court Judgments here.
Administration of Justice:
- All Protection from Police High-handedness here.
- All Reliefs from Judiciary here.
- All publicly available legal research tools here.
- All Video Conferencing Guidelines of Courts in India here.
- Usage of A4 sheets with Double-Sided Printing for all purposed in Court here.
- eCourts Project
- AI-based Legalbots
- Staff on Administration of Justice, such as Registry Staff can not exercise Judicial functions such as deciding/dismissing applications/petitions based on their maintainability. See here.
Personal Interest
- All Legal Goals to Achieve under Judicial Activism (Via Public Interest Litigation) here.
- All false cases laid on me [Sandeep Pamarati Vs Ungrateful Knife] here.
Dowry Judgments
Here are a collection of judgment pertaining to Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 and other cases involving Dowry element.
- Sarla Prabhakar Waghmare Vs State of Maharashtra And Others on 10 April 1989 [SC:Cruelty should be such that, as to make woman commit harm to herself]
- Sankar Prasad Shaw and Ors Vs The State and Anr on 27 Jul 1990 [CalHC: Agreement is prerequisite for Sec 4 conviction]
- Arjun Dhondiba Kamble and Ors Vs The State of Maharashtra on 14 February 1992 [BomHC: Any property demanded not in connection of marriage is not dowry]
- Harikumar Vs State of Karnataka on 22 October 1993 [SC: Section 8A of Dowry Prohibition Act is not unconstitutional]
- Shamnsaheb M. Multtani Vs State of Karnataka on 24 January 2001 [Presumption does not let Prosecution free from establishing their case before burden of proof shifts to accused]
- Pandurang Shivram Kawathkar Vs State of Maharashtra on 5 February 2001 [BomHC: Dowry demand is made out anytime before, during or after marriage, as long it is in connection with marriage]
- State of U.P Vs Santosh Kumar and Ors on 3 Sep 2009 [SC: Giving dowry under demand is a crime u/s 3 of DP Act read with Sec 2 of the DP Act]
- Sharanappa S. Kallur Vs State of Karnataka on 07 Jun 2011 [KarHC: Relies on this case here]
- Vipin Jaiswal Vs State of A.P. on 13 March 2013 (Overruled)
- Manjunath Eshwar Vs State of TN on 16 Apr 2013 [MadHC: Relies on SC decision State of U.P Vs Santosh Kumar and Ors here]
- Surinder Singh Vs State of Haryana on 13 November 2013 [Demand for dowry in connection with marriage was available so, Dowry Demand allegation is made out]
- Gunakala Durga Rani Vs Gunakala Sudhakar on 6 January 2015 [Dowry not proved in a DV Case]
- Rajinder Singh Vs State of Punjab on 26 February 2015 [Landmark: Demand for dowry in connection with marriage]
- Sudha Vs State (NCT of Delhi) on 4 January 2016 []
- Chembeti Srilakshmi Vs Chembeti Sreenu on 7 January, 2016 [Dowry element is time-barred due to AP DP Rules 1998]
- Shaik Mehataj @ Jareena Vs Shaik Humayun on 3 October, 2016 []
- Korimerla Videesha Vs State of A.P. and Anr on 12 October, 2018 [Invoked AP DP Rules 1998]
- Shivendra Raizada and Others Vs State of U.P. and Anr on 6 December 2018 [Gifts are not Dowry]
- M. Sudarshan Goud and Ors Vs The State of AP on 24 April 2020 [Dowry should either be given or agreed to be given at or before or after the marriage in connection with the marriage]
Bare Act, Amendments, Rules etc
Dowry Prohibition Act here.
State-enacted Rules are here.
MASTER SITEMAP here.
