Section 91 of the Cr.P.C is not applicable to preliminary enquiry(Rajeshwar Sharma vs state of Chattisgarh).

Section 91 of the CrPC is not applicable to the preliminary inquiry before registration of the first information report under Section 154 of the CrPC. HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Writ Petition (Cr.) No.678 of 2020 Order reserved on: 9-4-2021 Order delivered on: 7-6-2021 Rajeshwar Sharma, S/o Late Shri Ram Kumar Sharma, Aged about 60 […]

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Advocates acting professionally as per instructions of clients cannot be made liable for Defamation under IPC

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Crl.O.P.Nos.4669 & 5115 of 2020 and Crl.MP.Nos.2915 & 2661 of 2020 Crl.OP.No.4669 of 2020 Madras High Court: Advocates acting professionally as per instructions of clients cannot be made liable for Defamation U/s 500 IPC  Para from judgment, a lawyer is an advocate, one who speaks for another. Naturally beyond what […]

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MOHD. AHMED KHAN V. SHAH BANO BEGUM AND ORS.,1985

MOHD. AHMED KHAN V. SHAH BANO BEGUM AND ORS.,1985 CITATION- AIR 1985 SCR (3) 844   BENCH OF JUDGES: Y.V Chandrachud, D.A Desai, O.Chinnappa Reddy, E.S Venkataramiah, Rangnath Misra Brief facts of this case:- Shah Bano was offered Rs.200 as monthly maintenance by her ex-husband after the same had stopped in April 1978 after she […]

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Landmark Judgement Lalita Kumari v. Govt. of U.P [W.P.(Crl) No; 68/2008]

Landmark Judgement Lalita Kumari v. Govt. of U.P [W.P.(Crl) No; 68/2008] The FIR registration is mandatory in case of a cognizable offence. The landmark judgment delivered by the Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court in Lalita Kumari v. Govt. of U.P in which the court ruled that registration of First Information Report is mandatory under […]

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