Relevant Court Rulings
THE STATE OF PUNJAB VS GURMIT SINGH & ORS ON 16 JANUARY, 1996
The appeal was made under Section 14 of the Terrorist Affected Areas (Special Courts) Act, 1984. It was directed against the judgment and order of Additional Judge, Special Court, Ludhiana Dated 1.6.1985 by which the respondents were acquitted of the charge of abduction and rape.
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 362 OF 1999
The petition filed before the Supreme Court of India seeks to ask if a school leaving certificate purported to have been issued by the authorities of a primary school would attract the provision of Section 35 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.
CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 54 of 1964
The petition dealt with the scope of the relevancy of a victim’s age under IPC Section 354. It pertained to the question if the respondent, who caused injury to the private parts of a female child of seven and half months, is guilty under s. 354 of the IPC of the offense of outraging the modesty of a woman.
CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 446-449 OF 2004
n the petition filed before the Supreme Court, the basic focus was on the absence of an atmosphere conducive to fair trial. The ruling gives importance to guidelines in terms of witness protection.
CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 421 OF 1989
The petition was filed under Article 32 of the Constitution of India by way of public interest litigation seeking directions for (i) inquiry against police officials under whose jurisdiction the malady of forced prostitution, Devdasi system and Jogin traditions were flourishing and (ii) for rehabilitiation of the victims of this malady.
CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 745-54 OF 1950
The petition was taken up on the basis of an article “A Red Light Trap: Society gives no chance to prostitutes’ offspring” published in the magazine “India Today”. The petitioner had sought establishing separate educational institutions for the children of the fallen women.
CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 102 OF 2007
The petition was taken up on the basis of an article published in the Hindi newspaper “Hindustan” (Lucknow Edition) written by Ms. Anjali Sinha and the translated caption of the article is “Orphanage or Places for Child Abuse”. The article was forwarded to this Court by one A.S. Choudhury along with a letter and that is the genesis of this petition.
CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1332 OF 1999
The petition was filed under Article 226, seeking instructions to the State Government regarding the state of Kasturba Sadan which is a rescue home established for victims of commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking.
CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION No. 788 of 2002
The petition was filed to protect children and minor girls rescued from the flesh trade against the pimps & brothel-keepers re-acquiring possession of the girls. It raised concerns over the ethicality of lawyers representing pimps and minor girls in the same case & cases of minor girls not tried in Child Welfare Committee or Juvenile Justice Board at the first instance.
CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1694 OF 2003
The petition sought creation of mechanisms within judiciary and police to effectively deal with cases of human trafficking and ensure enactment of provisions of the ITPA such as establishment of Special Courts envisaged under ITPA and other guidelines such as appointment of counsellors to shelter and rescue homes etc.