Criminal Law Archives - Mohit Khandelwal & Associates

Oct

Ram Singh v. State of U.P., Criminal Appeal No. 206 of 2024

October 14, 2025Mohit Khandelwal & AssociatesCriminal Law, Evidence During Trial

Brief Facts Case was pertaining to the death of a lady due to gunshot wound and FIR was lodged by her son alleging that the Appellant and Lala Ram came to his residence. Lala Ram had instigated Ram Singh by loudly saying that these people were creating disturbances; so kill them. Ram Singh fired on...

Oct

Gurwinder Singh v. State of Punjab & Anr. Criminal Appeal No. 704 of 2024

October 7, 2025Mohit Khandelwal & AssociatesUnlawful Activities Activities Prevention Act, 1967 (UAPA)

Brief Facts In this Appeal the NIO investigated a module of the banned terrorist organization that aimed to further the Khalistan separatist movement. Accused were arrested after being linked to terrorist activities, including attempts to procure weapons. The appellant’s involvement was based on a disclosure statement by a co-accused, describing a trip to procure weapons....

Oct

Tejashwi Prasad Yadav v. Hareshbhai Pranshankar Mehta, Transfer Petition (Crl.) No. 846 of 2023

October 7, 2025Mohit Khandelwal & AssociatesConstitutional Law, Criminal Law

Brief Facts The present petition sought a transfer of the complaint from the Court of ACMM Ahmedabad to a Court in Delhi. The Respondent filed a private complaint against the Petitioner alleging defamation under Section 499 and 500 of the IPC. The respondent claimed that the petitioner defamed the people of Gujarat by calling them...

Oct

Central Bureau of Investigation v. Kapil Wadhawan & Anr., Criminal Appeal No. 391 OF 2024

October 7, 2025Mohit Khandelwal & AssociatesCriminal Law

Brief Facts CBI registered an FIR following a complaint alleging a criminal conspiracy by Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd. (DHFL) and others, including the respondents, to defraud a consortium of 17 banks of approximately Rs. 34,000 crores between 2010 and 2019. The respondents were arrested on 19.07.2022 and remanded to judicial custody on 30.07.2022. On...

Oct

Ajitsinh Chehuji Rathod v. State of Gujarat & Anr., Criminal Appeal No. 478 of 2024

October 7, 2025Mohit Khandelwal & AssociatesCriminal Law, Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 482 CrPC

Brief Facts The appellant challenged the rejection of his application under Section 482 CrPC by the Gujarat High Court of a case under Section 138 of the NI Act. The appellant was accused of issuing a cheque for Rs. 10 lakhs that was dishonoured due to “insufficient funds and dormant account.” During trial, the appellant...

Sep

Suresh Garodia v. State of Assam & Anr., Criminal Appeal No. 185 of 2024

September 20, 2025Mohit Khandelwal & AssociatesCriminal Law

Brief Facts The appellant challenged the order of the Gauhati High Court, which dismissed his petition to quash criminal proceedings under Sections 376/506 IPC. Complainant filed an FIR in 2016 alleging she was raped by the appellant in 1982, resulting in the birth of a child in 1983. The Appellant argued that the FIR, filed...

Sep

Ramalingam and Ors. v. N. Vishwanathan, Criminal Appeal No. 212 of 2024

September 20, 2025Mohit Khandelwal & AssociatesCriminal Law

Brief Facts The appellants challenged the judgment of the Madras High Court, which remanded their case for trial after initially being granted discharge by the Additional District and Sessions Judge in 2009. The respondent’s father had filed an FIR in 2004 accusing the appellants of causing the death of his wife during a property dispute....

Jul

Darshan Singh v. State of Punjab, Criminal Appeal No. 163 of 2010

July 16, 2025Mohit Khandelwal & AssociatesCriminal Law

Brief Facts Amrik Kaur was married to Darshan Singh, the Appellant. The Prosecution claimed that the couple’s relationship was troubled due to Darshan Singh’s illicit affair with Rani Kaur. Darshan Singh and Rani Kaur allegedly administered poison to Amrik Kaur on intervening night of 18.05.1999 and 19.05.1999. It was the case of the Prosecution that...

Jun

Bilkis Yakub Rasool v. Union of India and Others Writ Petition (Crl.) 491 of 2022

June 27, 2025Mohit Khandelwal & AssociatesCriminal Law

Brief Facts In 2002, Bano, who was 21 years old and five months pregnant, was gang-raped in the Dahod district of Gujarat during the post-Godhra communal riots. Seven of her family members, including her three-year-old daughter were also killed by rioters. In 2008, after the trial was transferred to Maharashtra, a Sessions Court in Mumbai,...

Jun

Kailashben Mahendrabhai Patel and Others vs State of Maharashtra and Another Crl. Appeal No. 4003/2024

June 25, 2025Mohit Khandelwal & AssociatesCriminal Law

Brief Facts The complainant married Niraj Mahendrabhai Patel in 2002. A property dispute arose between the complainant’s husband and his father. The complainant’s husband filed a civil suit in 2013. The complainant lodged an FIR in 2013, alleging harassment, deprivation of property rights, and physical and mental abuse. She alleged dowry demands and threats by...

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