case law

1. 1
ABHAY SINGH V ST OF
UP
The question to be determined in this petition under section 482, Cr. P.C. is whether the accused
should be compelled to undergo Narco Analysis and Brain Mapping Test against his wishes.
2
ABHINANDAN JHA V
DINESH
MAGISTRATE HAS THE POWER TO ACCEPT OR DENY THE POLICE REPORT
3
ADM JABALPUR V
SHIVKANT SHUKLA
ARTICLE 21, HABEAS CORPUS, JUDGE GAVE MAJORITY RAY CJI, BEG J,
CHANDRACHUD J, BHAGWATI J.
4
AIR INDIA V NARGISH
MIRZA
challenged the service rule forcing air hostesses to retire on the grounds of marriage, first
pregnancy or 35 years of ag
5 AK RAY V UOI NATIONAL SECURITY ACT
6
ALLA CHINNA APPA RAO
V. STATE OF A.P. 2002
SECTION 157 FORTHWITH MEANS REASONABLE TIME
7 ANIL KUMAR V ST OF UP IDENTIFICATION PARADE,
8
ASHOK KUMAR THAKUR
V UOI
SC HELD NO RESERVATION UNDER OBC FOR CREAMY LAYER, RESERVATION IN
ADMISSION IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION WAS CHALLENGED
9
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF
INDIA V LACHMA DEVI
DEATH SENTENCE BY HANGING IN PUBLIC HAS BEEN HELD UNCONSTITUTIONAL BY
SC
10 BACCHAN SINGH CASE DEATH PENALTY
11
BACHAN SINGH V ST OF
PUNJAB
convicted for his wife's murder and was sentenced for life imprisonment. ... Later Bachan Singh
was tried and convicted and sentenced to death under Section 302,
12
BALDEV RAJ MIGLANI V
URMILA KUMARI
Medical Jurisprudence cannot be relied against positive and clear evidence of the case before the
Court.
13
BALJIT SINGH V ST OF
HARYANA
This rule is reflection of the 'equality clause'

2. 14
BANWARI LAL V
SUKHDARSHAN DAYAL
This appeal by special leave i
15
BARENDRA KUMAR
GHOSE V KING
EMPEROR
DISTINCTION BETWEEN COMMON AND SIMILAR INTENTION POINTED OUT
16
BARINDRA KUMAR
GHOSH V KING
EMPEROR
SEC 34 IPC
17
BARIUM CHEMICAL LTD
V COMPANY LAW
BOARD
excess or abuse of discretionary powers
18 BASUDEO V ST OF PEPSU INTOXICATION (S 85, 86 IPC)
19
BENNETT COLEMAN V
UOI
FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND EXPRESSION
20
BHAGIRATHI
SSHRICHANDAN V
DAMODAR 1987
SEC 379 IPC Punishment for theft.—Whoever commits theft shall be punished with imprisonment
of either description for a term which may extend to three years
21
BHAGWAN DAS V
GIRDHARI LAL
A CONTRACT OF TELEPHONE BECOMES COMPLETE AT THE PLACE WHERE
ACCEPTANCE IS HEARD
22
BHAGWAN DUTT V
KAMLA DEVI
udicial separation on the grounds of cruelty and desertion.
23
BHAGWAN SINGH V ST
OF HARYANA
convicting him of an offence under Section 52 of the post Office Act but reducing the sentence in
rigorous imprisonment for one year
24 BHIM SINGH CASE PRISIONERS RIGHT
25 BHURE V GOMTI BAI
The husband, ordered passed under Section 125(3) of the Cr. P.C. directing his imprisonment for a
period of 12 months due to his default in payment of maintenance amount
26
BISHAMBHAR V
ROOMAL
DEFENCE OF NECESSITY

3. 27 BROWNING V STATE 1943 DEFENCE OF NECESSITY
28 BUTA SINGH V UOI
In this case the question is whether the petitioner/claimant is entitled to pay the deficit court
fee after the appeals are allowed by condoning the delay in payment
29
C MUNIAPPAM V ST OF
TN
terrific double murder" sentenced the appellant to death
30
CARLIL V CARBOLIC
SMOKE BALL COMPANY
s an English contract law decision by the Court of Appeal, which held an advertisement containing
certain terms to get a reward constituted a binding unilateral offer that could be accepted by
anyone who performed its terms
31 CBI V. ANUPAM 1992 POLICE REMAND CANNOT EXCEED 15 DAYS
32
CHANDI PERSHAD V
ABDUL REHMAN
AN ATTEMPT TO COMMIT AN OFFENCE IS PUNISHABLE EVEN IF IT IS NOT THE
PENULTIMATE ACT
33 CHANDRA KUMAR CASE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
34
CHANMUNIYA V.
VIRENDRA KUMAR
KUSHWAHA 2010
MAINTENANCE TO WOMEN IN LIVE IN RELATIONSHIP
35
CHARAN LAL SAHU V
UOI
The Act was passed to secure that the claims arising out of or connected with the Bhopal gas leak
disaster were dealt with speedily, effectively and equitably, The Supreme Court held that the Act
was valid and that the State had rightly taken over the exclusive right to represent and act on
behalf of every person entitled to make a claim, as a majority of the victims were poor and
illiterate.
36 CHARU KHURANA V UOI
Supreme Court Bench comprising of Dipak Misra and U.U. ... The Court directed the bye-laws to
be quashed, and the police administration to prevent any harassment of female artists by the
Association
37 COMMON CAUSE V UOI
the Apex Court concluded that a person of competent mental faculty is entitled to execute an
advance medical directive.
38
D.K. BASU V. STATE OF
W.B. 1996
SC GUIDELINES RIGHTS OF ARRESTED PERSON
39
DAGDU V ST OF
MAHARASTRA
ACCOMPLICE EVIDENCE

4. 40 DARYAO V ST OF UP
the Supreme Court has placed the doctrine of Res Judicata on a high pedestal, considering the
binding character of judgments pronounced by competent courts as an essential part of the rule of
law.
41
DELHI HC BAR
ASSOCIATION V UOI
The challenge to the constitutional validity of The Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial
Institutions Act, 1993 on the ground that the Act is unreasonable and is violative of Article 14 of
the Constitution, and that the same is beyond the legislative competence of the Parliament, arises
for consideration in these cases.
42 DEVADASON V UOI CARRY FORWARD RULE WAS HELD UNCONSTITUTIONAL (ULTRA VIRES)
43 DHAMPATI V E
44 DINESH V ST OF RAJ IDENTITY OF THE VICTIM IS NOT TO BE DISCLOSED EVEN IN THE JUDGEMENT
45
DR JANET JEYAPAUL V
SRM UNIVERSITY
The Court held that once an institution is declared a “Deemed University” it would be an authority
under Article 12 as it carried out a public function of imparting education. Thus, the institution
will be subject to the writ jurisdiction of High Courts under Article 226
46 DS NAKARA V UOI
ISSUES:Is the date of retirement right to be considered for the eligibility and the computation of
pension? • Would the differential treatment to pensioners on the basis of date of retirement is in
violation to article 14 and so should it be declared unconstitutional? The court held that the rule,
which said that the new rate is applicable on those Government servants who are retired on or
after April 1, 1979, is unconstitutional and so it was struck down by the court. After removing the
unconstitutional part it was declared that all pensioners governed by the 1972 rules irrespective of
their retirement date are entitled to receive pension according to this liberalized scheme from the
specified date.
47 DUDLEY V STEPHEN
Whether necessity can be claimed as a defense for murder and can it make the act permissible?
Whether killing of the boy to save one’s own life, in this case, be termed as an act of self-defense?
Necessity is never the defense for any crime. Morality is something more than just what is right, it
is a general respect for another human being.
48
GAIN KAUR V ST OF
PUNJAB
five judge Constitutional Bench held that the "right to life" is inherently inconsistent with the
"right to die" as is "death" with "life".

5. 49
GAIN KAUR V UOI 1994
SC 1660
a five-judge bench of the Apex Court held the Sections 306 and 309 of the Indian Penal Code to be
constitutionally valid and held that right to life does not include right to die.
50
GALAKNATH V ST OF
PUNJAB
the Court ruled that Parliament could not curtail any of the Fundamental Rights in the
Constitution.
51
GANESH V NARENDER
1953
52
GAUTAM KUNDU V ST OF
WB
COURT CANNOT COMPEL TO GO BLOOD TEST TO ESTABLISH LEGITIMACY OF
CHILD
53
GOLAK NATH V ST OF
PUNJAB
PROSPECTIVE OVERRULING, AMENDMENT IN THE CONSTITUTION IS EXERCISE OF
LEGISLATIVE FUNCTION OF PARLIAMENT
54 GOVIND V ST OF MP surveillance
55
GURBACHAN SINGH V
SATPAL SINGH
Ravinder Kaur, daughter of Gurbachan Singh, committed suicide because of the cruel behaviour
of her in-laws soon after her marriage.
56
GURMEJ SINGH V ST OF
PUNJAB
Court convicted Gurmej Singh under section 302 IPC and the other two under Section 302/34 IPC
and sentenced all the three to imprisonment for life and also imposed token fines.
57 HADLEY V BEXANDALE IN BREACH OF CONTRACT, PRINCIPLE FOR ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES
58
HARDHAN
CHAKRABARTY V UOI
held that "it cannot be held in law that a person cannot ever be convicted of abetting a certain
offence when the person alleged to have committed that offence in consequence of the abetment has
been acquitted.
59
HARERAM V TIKARAM
1568
Two main questions arise for determination in this case namely:- (1) Whether, after submission of
the final report by the police stating therein that there was not sufficient evidence to justify the
forwarding of the respondents to him, it was open to the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Balangir to
add the respondents as accused in the case and issue process against them. (2) Whether the High
Court was justified in going into the merits of the case and interfering with the order of the Sub-
Divisional Magistrate impleading the respondents as accused and issuing process against them in
exercise of its powers under S. 482 CRPC
60 HARISH UPPAL V UOI STRIKE BY LAWYER IS ILLEGAL AND UNETHICAL,
61 HIRA LAL 1977 HELD THAT CHILD OF 12 CAN BE CONVICTED OF RAPE IN INDIA

6. 62
HUSSAIRA KHATOON V
HOME SECRETORY OF
BIHAR
IF CHARGESHEET IS NOT FILLED ON TIME, ACCUESD MUST BE RELEASED ON BAIL
63 HYDE V WRENCH
It was held that there was not any binding contract between Hyde and Wrench and hence the
defendant wasn't obligated to perform the contract. Thus, it can be concluded that counter offer
kills, supersedes or destroy the original offer. ... The parties are not bound to accept the offer
64 IN RE BERUBARI CASE
A COMMISSION WAS APPOINTED AS SIR CYRIL REDCLIFFE AS ITS CHAIRMAN FOR
APPORTIONMENT OF THE STATE OF BIHAR. A BOUNDARY WAS FIXED BETWEEN
INDIA AND PAKISTAN ARE KNOWN AS THE REDCLIFFE LINE, ALSO PREMBLE IS NOT
A PART OF CONSTITUTION
65 IN RE DELH I LAW CASE PRESIDENT MADE FIRST REFERENCE TO SC
66
IN RE KERLA
EDUCATION BILL CASE
The Kerala Education Bill that was introduced in 1957 was presupposed to contain some
provisions contrary to that of the rights of minorities. To clear the doubts raised in relation to the
bill, the President under Article 143 of the Constitution seeks the opinion of the Supreme Court
67
INAYATULLAH V ST OF
MAH
held that the. information given by the appellant as a result of which the stolen drums were
discovered, was admissible under s. 27 of the Evidence Act and that under illustration (a) to s 114
Evidence Act, the appellant would be presumed to be the thief.
68 INDER SINGH V STATE MUDER, SC HELD ART 21, DIGNITY, TEACH CREAFT IN JAIL, EDUCATION PAYROL
69
INDIRA GANDHI V RAJ
NARAIN
FREE AND FAIR ELECTION
70
INDIRA NEHRU GANDHI
V RAJ NARAIN
Indira Gandhi guilty of electoral malpractices
71 INDIRA SAWHNEY V UOI
held that reservations cannot be applied in promotions. it upheld the ceiling of 50 per cent quotas,
emphasized the concept of "social backwardness", and prescribed 11 indicators to ascertain
backwardnes

7. 72 IR COELHO V ST OF TN JUDICIAL REVIEW OF NINTH SCHEDULE
73
JAGMOHAN SINGH V ST
OF UP
the five judge bench of the Supreme Court, by a unanimous verdict, upheld the constitutional
validity of death penalty held that capital punishment was not violative of Articles 14, 19 and 21
74
JAVED V ST OF
HARYANA
PROHIT FROM PANCHAT ELECTION IF HAD MORE THAN TWO LIVING CHILDREN
75 JAYA BHADURI V UOI
Issue: Whether an M.P. stands disqualified for being a Member of the Rajya Sabha on being
appointed as Chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh Film Development Council? Held: The post held by
the petitioner was covered within the meaning of ‘office of profit’ and accordingly the petitioner
was disqualified for being a member of the Rajya Sabha
76
JAYANTI LAL MOHAN
LAL PATEL V ERIC
RENISON 1975
SHOOT TO KILL, EXECUTIVE ORDER FOR VIOLATION OF PROBHIBATORY ORDER
UNDER SEC 144 CRPC IS ULTRA VIRES TO SEC 144 CRPC AND GOES AGAINST
ARTICLE 21
77
JM DESAI V ST OF
BOMBAY
it was held that dishonest misappropriation or conversion may not ordinarily be a matter of direct
proof, but when it is established that property, is entrusted to a person or he had dominion over it
and he has rendered a false explanation for his failure to account for it, then an inference of
misappropriation with dishonest intent may readily be made.
78
KANU SANYAL V DM
DARJEELING
HABEAS CORPUS
79 KASHMIRA V ST OF MP CONFESSION OF CO-ACCUSED
80
KAUSHAL RAO V ST OF
MAH
STATEMENT MADE BY A PERSON WHO IS IN DANGER OF LOSING HIS LIFE, AS TO
THE CAUSE OF HIS DEATH OR AS TO THE TRANSACTION WHICH RESULTED IN HIS
DEATH BECOMES A RELEVANT FACT UPON HIS DEATH
81
KEHAR SINGH V DELHI
ADMINISTRATION
ALSO KNOWN AS THE INDIRA GANDHI MURDER CASE, THE PRESENT CASE BASES
ITS ARGUMENTS ON THE ESSENTIAL STRUCTURE OF THE CONSTITUTION ON THE
RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED

8. 82
KESHAVAN MADHAVA
MENON V ST OF
BOMBAY
DOCTRINE OF ECLIPSE
83
KESHAVANAND BHARTI
V ST OF KERALA
JUDICIAL REVIEW, PREAMBLE IS NOT A PART OF CONSTITUTION, JUSTICE SM SIKRI
84
KESHAVANAND BHARTI
V UOI 1973
held that while the Parliament has 'wide' powers, it did not have the power to destroy or
emasculate the basic elements or fundamental features of the constitution
85
KHARAK SINGH V ST OF
UP
held unanimously that the right to privacy was a fundamental right under the Indian Constitution
86 KHATRI V ST OF BIHAR RIGHT OF AN ARRESTED PERSON TO FREE LEGAL AID AND TO BE INFORMED
87 KIHOTO HOLLOHAN PREVENTIVE DETENTION
88
L CHANDERA KUMAR V
UOI
SC INVALIDATED CLAUSE (D) OF ARTICLE 323A OF CONSTITUTION
89
LALITA KUMARI V.
STATE 2014
FIR MANDATORY IN COGNIZABLE CASE
90
LALMAN SHUKLA V
GAURI DUTT
the validity of the contract in the absence of prior acceptance, a contract without acceptance is void
91 LILY THOMAS V UOI ARTICLE 44
92 M NAGRAJ V UOI
SC HELD ARTICLE 16 (4-A) PROVIDING RESERVATION IN PROMOTION IS ENABLING
PROVISION
93
M.C. ABRAHAM V. STATE
OF MH 2001
MEGISTRATE CANOT INTERFARE IN POLICE ENQIRY
94
MADAVRAO SCINDIA V
UOI
PRIVY PURSES
95
MAHA SINGH V STATE
1976
HELD THAT ALLEGATION MADE BY POLITICAL OPPONENT, WHO WAS
COMPLAINANT, THE MAGISTRATE SHOULD NOT PER SE DRAW AN INFERENCE THAT
THE COMPLAINT HAS TO BE THROWN OUT WITHOUT TAKING ANY NOTICE OF THE
SAME

9. 96
MAHBOOB SHAH V KING
EMPEROR
Mahboob Shah was of age 19 and was convicted by Session Judge of the charge s. 302 with s.
34 for the murder of Allah Dad
97 MANEKA GANDHI V UOI FREEDOM MOVEMENT AND RIGHT TO PERSONAL LIBERTY
98
MANOHAR LAL V SETH
HIRA LAL
HELD THAT INHERENT POWER HAS NOT BEEN CONFERRED ON THE COURT, IT IS A
POWER INHERENT IN THE COURT BY VIRTUE OF ITS DUTY TO DO JUSTICE
BETWEEN PARTIES BEFORE IT
99 MARU RAM V UOI 1980
held that the power under Article 72 is to be exercised on the advice of the Central Government
and not by the President on his own at his discretion.
100
MARUTI SHRIPATI
DABAL V ST OF MAH
held that Section 309 IPC was violative of Article 14, 19 and 21 of the constitution and thus
declared the section as ultra-vires of the constitution
101 MC MEHTA V UOI
aftermath of oleum gas leak from Shriram Food and Fertilisers Ltd. This gas leak occurred soon
after the infamous Bhopal gas leak and created a lot of panic in Delhi
102 MC NAUGHTEN’S CASE
AN INSANE PERSON IS EXCUSED ONLY IF HE DID NOT KNOW THE NATURE AND
QUALITY OF HIS ACT OR COULD NOT TELL RIGHT FROM WRONG
103
MEGHA SINGH V ST OF
HARYANA
This appeal is directed against the judgment dated 16th February, 1987 passed by the Additional
Judge, Designated Court Bhiwani at Sirsa in Terrorist Act Case No. 76 of 1986.
104
MH KURESHI V ST OF
BIHAR
PRIOR TO 42 AMENDMENT SECULARISM IS BASIC FEATURE OF CONSTITUTION
105 MIDDLETON V PULLOCK
Neither can a debt due to a person en autre droit , as executor or trustee, be set off against one due
from him personally
106
MINERVA MILLS V UOI
1980
42 AMENDMENT WHICH GAVE PRECEDENCE TO ALL OR ANY DIRECTIVE PRICIPLES
OF STATE POLICY OVER THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS INVALIDATED BY SC,
BALANCE BETWEEN PART III AND PART IV
107 MITHU V ST OF PUNJAB SEC 303 IPC UNCONSTITUTIONAL
108
MOHD. AHMAD KHAN V.
SHAH BANO BEGUM 1985
SECTION 125 IS SECULER IN NATURE

10. 109
MOHINDER SINGH V
DELHI ADMIN
appeal by special leave is whether the award of sentence of death is justified
110
MOHORI BIBI V DHARAM
DAS GHOSH
Indian case of Contract Law, which deals with the issue of contract with a minor. Section 10 of the
Indian Contract Act, 1872, says that a contract is valid only if it is entered into by the parties
competent to contract
111
MUSAHAR SAHU V
HAKIM LAL
PRIVY COUNCIL DECIDED CASE RELATED TO FRAUDULENT TRANSFER
112 NAINA SAHNI CASE
former Delhi Youth Congress president Sushil Sharma was burning the body of his wife, Naina
Sahni, in the tandoor of the restaurant after killing her in the evening, the book, The Tandoor
Murder, recalls. Sharma was sentenced to death
113
NANDINI SATPATHY V.
P/L DANI 1978
EXAMINATION OF WITNESS BY POLICE
114
NANDLAL VASUDEV V
LATA NANDLAL
AS REGAED THE LEGITIMACY OF A CHILD, SCIENCE PREVAILED OVER LAW
115
NARENDERA V ST OF
RAJ
discussion, the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 IPC is modified and the appellant is
convicted under Section 304 Part I IPC
116
NATIONAL LEGAL
SERVICE AUTHORITY
(NALSA) V UOI
TRANSGENDER RECOGNIZED AS THIRD GENDER
117
NAZ FOUNDATION
TRUST V SURESH
KUMAR KAUSHAL 2014
SSC220
DELHI HC HELD CONSTITUTIONAL VALIDITY OF SEC 377 IPC AND REVERSED BY SC
118
NEELAM KATARA
CASE/JASSICA LAL
PROTECTION OF WITNESS
119 NGA TUN KAING
A boy aged 13 years old was charged for rape. According to s. 113 of Evidence Act, a boy under 13
years old cannot be liaBLE FOR RAPE.
120 NINGAMMA V CHIKKIYA illegitimate child
121
NISHANT ALI V
DAMODAR
FIR NOT SUBSTANTIVE EVIDENCE

11. 122
NISHIKANT JHA V ST OF
BIHAR
COURT CAN ACCEPT THE INCULPATORY PART OF CONFESSION AND PIECING THE
SAME WITH OTHER EVIDENCE , CONVICT THE ACCUSED
123
NOOR MOHD V IMTIAZ
AHMAD
SECTION 6 OF IEA
124
OLGA TELLIS V BOMBAY
MUNCIPAL CORP
RIGHT TO LIVELIHOOD
125 OM PRAKASH V STATE
decided by a two-judge bench of the Supreme court of India, which held that committing a rape on
a woman "knowing her to be pregnant" is only convictable if it is proven that she is pregnant,
otherwise the accused would be convicted for rape only.
126
P RATHINAN V UOI 1994
SC 1605
HELH SEC 309 IS VIOLATIVE OF ARTICLE 21 AND DESERVE TO BE EFFACED
127
PAKALA NARAYAN
SWAMI V EMPEROR
DYING DECLERATION BY PRIVY COUNCIL
128
PALVINDER KAUR V ST
OF PUNJAB
CONFESSION
129 PANCHHI V ST OF UP murdered
130
PAWAN KUMAR V
MUKESH KUMARI
allegation that after 4 1/2 months of the marriage on 19-11-1990, a male child was born to the
respondent and, therefore, the appellant alleged that at the time of marriage the respondent was
pregnant from some other person with whom she must have had the sexual relations. HELD that
the decree into Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act and dissolve the marriage by way of divorce
under Section 23 of the HM Act.
131
PEOPLE UNION FOR
CIVIL LIBERTIES V UOI
HELD PHONE TAPPING IS A INVASION OF RIGHT TO PRIVACY
132 PICKARD V SEARS ESTOPPEL SEC 115
133
PRAFULLA KUMAR
BANARJEE V BANK OF
COMMERCE
PITH AND V SUBSTANCE
134
PRATAP SINGH V ST OF
PUNJAB
SECTION 17 OF IEA

12. 135
PRATIBHA RANI V SURAJ
KUMAR
ACCUSED OF TENDER AGE, EVEN MURDER CASE , IT IS NOT DESIRABLE TO SEND
BEYOND PRISION WALL
136
PULUKURI KOTTAYA V
EMPEROR
APPEAL BY SPECIAL LEAVE AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF THE HIGH
COURT
137
PUNIT RAI V DINESH
CHAUDHARY 2003
RESERVATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THOSE WHO BELONG TO SC ST AND NOT
THOSE WHO CLAIM THE STAUS BY MARRIAGE
138
PV NARASIMHA RAO V
STATE
ARTICLE 105
139 QE V BABULAL 1884
it was held that an admission obtained by a police officer from a prisoner by persuasion and
promises of immunnity in contravention of S 146 was not admissible as evidence
140 QE V NANA 1889 CONFESSION
141
QUARESHI V ST OF
BIHAR
the question that whether ban on sale of cattle for slaughter is unconstitutional.
142 R V ARNOLD DEFENCE OF INSANITY UNDER SEC 84 IPC
143 R V BEARD
held that voluntary drunkenness was never an excuse for criminal misconduct; and indeed, the
classic authorities broadly assert that voluntary drunkenness must be considered rather an
aggravation than a defence
144 R V COLLINS ACCUSED NOT LIABLE FOR THEFT, IF PUT HAND IN EMPTY POCKETS OF OTHER
145
R V DUDLEY AND
STEPHENS
RELATED WITH NECESSITY,
146 R V GOVINDA DISTINCTION BETWEEN HOMICIDE AND MURDER
147 R V MCNAUGHTEN INSANITY AS DEFENCE
148 R V PRINCE MISTAKE OF FACT DOES NOT STAND AS A DEFENSE TO A CRIME, MENS REA
149 R V TALSON
2nd Marriage on Belief of Death of Husband. She was told that he had been on a ship that was lost
at sea. Six years later, believing her husband to be dead, she married another. 11 months later her
husband turned up. She was charged with the offence of bigamy. HELD She was afforded the
defence of mistake as it was reasonable in the circumstances to believe that her husband was dead.

13. 150 R V WALKER
After a night of drinking, the accused shot and killed his common law spouse and was charged with
second degree murder. ... Held: The appeal should be allowed and the acquittal on the murder
charge restored. The conviction on the charge of manslaughter was not appealed and is maintained
151 R V WHEAT
Held, that a belief reasonably and in good faith that the accused person has been divorced, when in
fact he has not been divorced, affords no defence to a charge of bigamy
152 R V WHITE
The defendant put some poison in his mother's milk with the intention of killing her. ... Medical
reports revealed that she died from a heart attack and not the poison. The defendant was not liable
for her murder as his act of poisoning the milk was not the cause of death.
153
Raghubans Dubey v. State of
Bihar
once cognizance has been taken by the Magistrate, he takes cognizance of an offence and not the
offenders; once he takes cognizance of an offence it is his duty to find out who the offenders rally
are and once he comes to the conclusion that apart from the persons sent up by the police some
other persons are involved, it is his duty to proceed against those persons. The summoning of the
additional accuse is part of the proceeding initiated by his taking cognizance of an offence
154 RAGHUNATH V ST OF UP SECTION 7 OF IEA
155
RAJ KUMAR GUPTA V
UOI
bail under S. 439 of the Crpc on medical ground
156
RAM AVTAR V STATE OF
UP
An order was passed under s. 133 of crpc restraining auctioning vegetables in their house.
APPEAL SC HELD that the slight discomfort that may be caused to some people passing by the
road or living in the neighbourhood cannot ordinarily be considered ;to be such as to justify action
under s. 133
157 RAM PRASAD V ST OF UP has been found guilty of having committed the murder of his wife Smt. Shanti Dev
158 RAM SINGH V UOI
overturned a government decision to grant reservations to the Jat community in nine states (by
including them in the Central List of Backward Classes

14. 159
RAMASAMI MUDALIAR V
RAMALINGA UDAYAR
the accused was entitled to have the witnesses who were already examined in the case re-examined
160 RATHINAM V UOI Ram Baran and Others v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Another
161
RATI LAL VITHANI V ST
OF MAHARASTRA
ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE TAKEN IN INTERST OF JUSTICE
162 RC COOPER V UOI
BANK OF NATIONALISATION, SC HELD IF THE STATE IMPAIRS THR RIGHT OF THE
COMPANY THEREBY AFFECTING THE RIGHT OF SHARE-HOLDER, THE PROTECTION
OF ARTICLE 19 WILL BE AVAILABLE TO HIM
163
REVATI BAI V
JAGESHWAR
s 125 crpc petition for maintenance, HC observed that the fact that she was compelled to work as a
labourer to survive was by itself not sufficient to establish that the applicant was able to maintain
herself.
164
RIJU PRASAD SARMA V
ST OF ASSAM 2015
JUDICIARY CANOT BE CONSIDERD AS STATE
165
RISHI DEO PANDEY V ST
OF UP
PRINCIPLE OF COMMON INTENTION
166
RM MALKANI V ST OF
MAH
TAPE RECORDED EVIDENCE
167
ROOPA ASHOK HURRA V
ASHOK HURRA
CURATIVE PETITION
168
RUPAN DOEL BAJAJ V
KPS GILL
LADY OFFICER, SEC 354/509
169 S R BOMMAI V UOI ARTILCE 356
170 SAJJAN SINGH V UOI
ARTICLE 368 CONFERS ON PARLIAMENT THE RIGHT TO AMEND THE
CONSTITUTION, THE POWER IN QUESTION CAN BE EXERCISED OVER ALL THE
PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION.
171 SAKSHI V UOI
Sakshi, an NGO focusing on violence against women, petitioned the Supreme Court of India to
declare that "rape" under India's criminal rape law (Indian Penal Code, or "IPC", section 375)
includes all forms of forcible penetration

15. 172
SALEM ADVOCATE BAR
ASSOCIATION V UOI
SC UPHOLD THE VALLIDITY OF CPC AMENDMENT ACT 1999 AND 2002
173 SAMSHER SINGH V UOI PRESIDENT IS HEAD OF GOVT OF INDIA
174 SANKARI PRASAD V UOI
TERMS OF ARTICLE 368 ARE PERFECTLY GENERAL AND EMPOWER PARLIAMENT
TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION WITHOUT ANY EXCEPTION WHATEVER.
175
SARDUL SINGH V ST OF
BOMBAY
SECTION 8 OF IEA
176
SATYA NARAIN MUSADI
V STATE
The charge-sheet without statement of witnesses and other documents is not a complete report as
envisaged under Section 173 of Cr.P.C
177
SATYABRATTA GHOSH V
MUGNEERAM
The doctrine of frustration, An agreement to do an act impossible in itself is void
178 SC BAHRI V ST OF BIHAR
HELD TWO PERSON MUST BE PARIES TO SUCH AN AGREEMENT AND ONE PERSON
ALONE CAN NEVER BE HELD GUILTYOF CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY FOR THE SIMPLE
REASON THAT ONE CANNOT CONSPIRE, WITH ONESELF
179 SCARF V JARDINE case for the principle of holding out wherein the importance of notice of retirement was highlighted
180
SECRETARY MINISTERY
OF INFORMATION AND
BROADCASTING V
CRICKET ASSOCIATION
BENGAL
SC HOLD FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND EXPRESSION GUARANTED BY ARTICLE 19(1)(A)
INCLUDES RIGHT TO INFORMATION
181
SECRETARY OF STATE
OF KARNATAKA V UMA
DEVI 2006
employment/regularisaion related case

16. 182 SELVI V ST OF KAR
SC HELD ANY INFORMATION THAT IS SUBSEQUENTLY DISCOVERED WITH THE
HELP OF VOLUNTARILY ADMINISTERED TEST RESULT CAN BE ADMITTED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SEC 27 IEA
183
SHABNAM HASHMI V
UOI
that prospective parents irrespective of their religious background are free to adopt children after
the prescribed procedure
184
SHANKAR KISHANRAO
KHADE V ST OF MAH
TRIPLE TEST FORMULA FOR DEATH SENTENCE
185
SHANTI DEVI V ST OF
HARYANA 1991
DOWERY DEATH
186
SHARAD BIRDICHAND
SHARDA V ST OF MAH
The deceased was in an unhappy marriage. She was depressed and sad about the ill-treatment she
received by her in-laws and her husband. Even the court observed that she was a sensitive person
and was depressed, he laws of evidence in particular, and the applicability of the burden of proof to
circumstantial evidences gives a broad understanding of the nature and function of the criminal
justice system of the country.
187
SHATRUGHAN CHAUHAN
V UOI
Fifteen criminal convicts sentenced to the death penalty challenged their sentences as in violation of
Article 21 of the Indian Constitution, which protects the right to life. The Court held that insanity
and mental illness were a crucial supervening circumstance, which should be considered by a
Court in deciding whether a death sentence could be commuted to life imprisonment
188
SHEELA BARSE. STATE
OF MH 1987
RIGHTS OF WOMEN RELATED TO ARREST
189
SHER SINGH V ST OF
PUNJAB
convicted under s. 302 read with s. 34 I.P.C. and were sentenced to death HELD : Prolonged
delay in the execution of a death sentence is unquestionably an important consideration for
determining whether the sentence should be allowed to be executed.

17. 190 SHERAS V DE RUTZEN
the defendant was convicted of selling alcohol to a police officer whilst on duty under to Section
16(2) of Licensing Act 1872. Wright J held that, "There is a presumption that mens rea, an evil
intention, or a knowledge of the wrongfulness of the act, is an essential ingredient in every offence;
but that presumption is liable to be displaced either by the words of the statute creating the offence
or by the subject-matter with which it deals.
191
SOBHA HYMARATHI
DEVI V SG SWAMI 2005
MLA election seat reserved related
192 SP GUPTA V UOI INDEPENDENCE JUDICIARY
193
SP SAMPATH KUMAR V
UOI
was challenged on the ground of exclusion of power of judicial review both of Supreme
Court under article 32 and High Courts under articles 226 and 227. ... It is the law that power of
judicial review cannot be taken away.
194 SR BOMMAI V UOI SECULARISM
195
ST OF AP V R PUNNAYYA
1977
DISTINCTION BETWEEN HOMICIDE AND MURDER
196
ST OF BOMBAY V
KATHIKALU
An accused person cannot be said to have been compelled to be a witness against himself simply
because he made a statement while in police custody, without anything more.
197
ST OF HARYANA V
BHAJAN LAL
SC DIRECTED HC TO EXERCISE JURISDICTION UNDER SEC 482 CRPC
198
ST OF KAR V PRAVEEN
THOGADIA
RELATED TO SEC 144 CRPC
199
ST OF KERALA V NM
THOMAS
ORDERS ARE RELATED TO THIS CONSTITUTIONAL MANDATE
200
ST OF KERLA V MATHAI
VERGHESE
in this case a person was caught along with the counterfeit currency “dollars” and he was charged
under section 120B, 498A, 498C and 420 read with section 511 and 34 of Indian Penal Code for
possessing counterfeit currency.
201
ST OF MAH V DR PRAFUL
B DESAI
SC HELD VIDEO CONFRENCING IS VITAL TOOL FOR EVIDENCE

18. 202
ST OF MAH V MURLI
DEORA
smoking in public places is offence
203
ST OF UP V DEOMAN
UPADHYAY
CONSTITUTIONAL VALIDITY OF SEC 27 IEA WAS CHALLENGED ON THE BASIS OF
BEING VIOLATIVE OF ARTICLE 20(3)
204
ST OF UP V RAM VEER
SINGH
IF TWO VIEWS POSSIBLE, ONE POINTING GUILT AND OTHER HIS INNOCENSE, THE
VIEW WHICH FAVOUR ACCUSED MUST BE ADOPTED, MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE
PREVENTED
205 ST OF UP V SATISH
DELAY IN EXAMINING WITNESS BY INVESTIGATING OFFICER DOESNOT IPSO FACTO
MAKE PROSECUTION VERSION SUSPECT, IO SHOULD BE QUESTIONED IN ASPECT OF
DELAYED EXAMINATION
206
ST OF UP V SINGHARA
SINGH
WHEN CONFESSION OF THE ACCUSEDBIS NOTBRECORDED IN THE MANNER
PROVIDED IN SEC 164 CRPC, ORAL EVIDENCE OF THE MAGISTRATE IS NOT
ADMISSIBLE TO PROVE THAT CONFESSION WAS SO MADE
207 ST OF WB V UOI
the Parliament had passed Acquisition and Development Act, 1947 which gave the Central
Government the power to acquire land and rights which were vested with the state. ... Whether the
states in India are a sovereign authority or not
208
STATE OF MP V. MADAN
LAL 2015
NO COMPRAMISE IN RAPE CASES
209
STATE OF RAJASTHAN V
BAL CHAND
BASIC RULE IS BALE NOT JAIL
210
STATE OF UP V NAWAB
HUSSAIN
PRINCIPLE OF RES JUDICATA WAS EXPLAINED
211
STATE OF UP V SIGHARA
SINGH
CONFESSION UNDER SEC 164 IS SUBSTANTIVE IN NATURE
212
STATE TRADING
CORPORATION OF INDIA
V COMMERCIAL TAX
OFFICER
deals with the major constitutional question of whether a corporation incorporated under the
Indian Companies Act, 1956 is a citizen within the meaning of Article 19 of the Constitution

19. 213 STATE V KM NANAWATI RELATED WITH MURDER ON GRAVE AND SUDDEN PROVOCATION
214 STATE V VENUGOPAL POLICE CANNOT BEAT PERSON TO INDUCE STATEMENT
215 SUBASH V LATA SHAH
216 SUBEDAR V ST OF UP
The Supreme Court has observed that the right of being represented through a counsel is part of
due process clause and is referable to the right under Article 21 of the Constitution of
India.Subedar and Buddhu were convicted in a murder case by the Trial Court. During the
pendency of their appeal and the proceedings in relation to him stood abated
217 SUNIL BATRA CASE GOVT LIABILITY
218
SURESH KUMAR
KAUSHAL V NAZ
FOUNDATION TRUST
2014 SSC 1
SC SET ASIDE HC DELHI ORDER WCHICH DECRIMINALIZED SEC 377,
219
TATA ENGG AND
LOCOMOTIVE CO V ST
OF BIHAR
petitioners were ordered to pay sales-tax on account of certain transactions made by them in the
State of Bihar. Their contention was that the sales in question took place outside the state and
hence they were entitled to the protection of Art. 286(1)(a)
220
TMA PAI FOUNDATION V
ST OF KARNATAKA
PARTLY OVERRULED, MINORITY EDUCATION INSTITUTION
221
TOPAN DAS V ST OF
BOMBAY
High Court reversed the acquittal of accused No. I and held him guilty of all the offences with
which he had been charged including the offence under section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code.
222 ULLA MOHAPATRA 1950
is a boy of about twelve years of age. He has been convicted of an offence under Section 302, Penal
Code for causing the death of a Dandasi boy named Ranka Naik and has been sentenced to
transportation for life.
223
UN RAO V FORMAL
INDIRA GANDHI
ACTUAL EXECUTIVE POWER OF UNION IS WITH COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
224
UNNIKRISHAN V ST OF
AP
PARTLY OVERRULED

20. 225 UOI V RAJESHWARI
226 UOI V SRIHARAN 2015
STATE GOVT CANNOT BE UNILATERALLY GRANT REMISSION WITHOUT THE
CONCURRENCE OF CENTRAL GOVT
227
VIJAYA MANOHAR
ARBAT V KASHIRAO
RAJARAM
HELD SEC 125 CRPC MARRIED DAUGHTER HAVING SUFFICIENT INDEPENDENT AND
SELF MEANS IS LIABLE FOE MAINTENANCE OF HER PARENTS
228 VIKRAM SINGH V UOI
The petitioner challenged the imposition, legality and validity of compounding fee – a fee charged
under the Income Tax Act, 1961, to compound offences committed by assessees
229 VINEET NARAIN V UOI CONTINUING MANDAMUS
230 WAMAN RAI V UOI
Supreme Court examined the validity of Article 31A and Article 31B of the Constitution of India
with respect to the doctrine of basic structure introduced under the Kesavananda Bharati case