Criminal Law : Important Decisions of 2024 - Part 1
There have been many old yet important decisions on criminal law like Lalita Kumari v. Govt of UP [2013] GCtR 210 (SC), Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy v. CBI [2013] GCtR 338 (SC) and State of Haryana v. Bhajan Lal [1990] 4534 (SC).
Here are few important decisions of the year 2024 dealing with criminal law.
Section 45(1) of PMLA, 2002 lists the twin conditions that must be satisfied before an accused in case of money laundering can be enlarged on bail. - Dalip Jindal v. ED [2024] GCtR 1291 (Delhi)
For attracting Section 141 of the NI Act, 1881 the primary responsibility of the complainant is to make specific averments in the complaint so as to make the accused vicariously liable. - Himanshu Chopra v. State [2024] GCtR 393 (Delhi)
Though the Courts must be slow in exercising their jurisdiction under Section 482 of Code of Cr.P., 1973 for quashing the proceedings arising out of offences punishable under Section 307/308 IPC, the High Courts are not deprived of exercising the powers under Section 482 in certain special circumstances. - Mohd. Waseem v. State GNCTD [2024] GCtR 1292 (Delhi)
Even if custodial interrogation is not required or necessitated, the same by itself cannot be a ground to grant anticipatory bail. - Nitin Kumar Tomar v. State GNCTD [2024] GCtR 1293 (Delhi)
At the stage of granting bail, a detailed examination of evidence and elaborate documentation of the merit of the case need not be undertaken. - Ramesh Kakkar v. State of NCTD [2024] GCtR 1294 (Delhi)
Section 91 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 can be invoked for production of documents or other things by way of issuance of summons. - B. Sambi Reddy v. CBI [2024] GCtR 1295 (Delhi)
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