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Explained| To constitute a charge under Section 397 IPC, is it necessary to prove that the offender has put the weapon/firearm to “use”?

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of NV Ramana, CJI and AS Bopanna* and Hima Kohli, JJ has elaborated on the question as

Law on Offences Against Property | While committing the act of robbery, if revolver is brandished, would that be an offence under S. 397 IPC? Del HC elucidates

Delhi High Court: Subramonium Prasad, J., addressed a very pertinent question of whether brandishing a revolver during the act of robbery be

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Not wise to shift burden of proof on accused merely because of rampant increase in henious crimes; SC acquits man in a 2009 dacoity case

“The acquittal of a guilty person constitutes a miscarriage of justice just as much as the conviction of the innocent.”

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Some out of five accused abscond; remaining can still be tried for dacoity: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: In a case where two accused absconded and hence, the trial was split and three accused came to be tried

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | In case there is conviction of less than 5 persons for the offence of ‘Dacoity’, is it necessary to prove that 5 or more persons aided the crime? Court explains

Allahabad High Court: Saurabh Shyam Shamshery, J., while addressing a criminal appeal observed that “Conviction for “Dacoity” of less than five persons is

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Bom HC | What may amount to “recce”? Court discusses while granting bail

Bombay High Court: Sarang V. Kotwal, J., granted bail to an accused observing that his act by itself does not amount to recce.

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Bom HC | [Robbery or Dacoity with use of deadly weapon] Trial Court’s decision upheld for offence punishable under Ss. 302 & 392 IPC – Deceased found with knife pierced in chest

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Surendra P. Tavade and Ranjit More, JJ., while dismissing the present appeal upheld the trial

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Cal HC | Knowledge of commission of dacoity necessary to attract penal liability for harbouring dacoits under S. 216-A IPC

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Joymalya Bagchi and Ravi Krishan Kapur, JJ. allowed an appeal filed against the order of the

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Del HC | Paper cutter blade not a ‘deadly weapon’ so as to constitute an offence under S. 397 IPC

Delhi High Court: A.K. Pathak, J., modified the appellant’s conviction and sentence while allowing his appeal filed against the order of the trial

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Useless to conduct TI parade after 9 months of incident; criminal proceeding against IOs recommended for non-depositing of amount recovered: Calcutta HC

Calcutta High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Rajasekhar Mantha, J. dismissed an appeal filed against the judgment and order of