100 CASE-NAME RAPID RECALL (EVIDENCE & CRIMINAL LAW)

⚖ 100 CASE-NAME RAPID RECALL (EVIDENCE & CRIMINAL LAW)


  1. Lalita Kumari v. Government of Uttar Pradesh → FIR mandatory for cognizable offence

  2. State of Haryana v. Bhajan Lal → Seven categories for quashing FIR

  3. Sharad Birdhichand Sarda v. State of Maharashtra → Five golden circumstantial principles

  4. Hanumant Govind Nargundkar v. State of Madhya Pradesh → Circumstances must exclude innocence

  5. Kali Ram v. State of Himachal Pradesh → Benefit of doubt doctrine

  6. Vadivelu Thevar v. State of Madras → Sole witness sufficient conviction

  7. Rameshwar v. State of Rajasthan → Accomplice corroboration prudence rule

  8. Khushal Rao v. State of Bombay → Dying declaration sufficient alone

  9. Laxman v. State of Maharashtra → Doctor certification not mandatory

  10. Pulukuri Kottaya v. Emperor → Discovery portion only admissible


  1. Anvar P.V. v. P.K. Basheer → 65B certificate mandatory electronic

  2. Arjun Panditrao Khotkar v. Kailash Kushanrao Gorantyal → Reaffirmed mandatory 65B compliance

  3. Sonu v. State of Haryana → 65B objection must timely

  4. Sahadevan v. State of Tamil Nadu → Extra-judicial confession reliable possible

  5. State of Punjab v. Barkat Ram → Police confession inadmissible absolute

  6. Tehsildar Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh → Prior statements contradiction use

  7. Budhsen v. State of Uttar Pradesh → TIP corroborative not substantive

  8. Dattu Ramrao Sakhare v. State of Maharashtra → Child witness competent reliable

  9. State of U.P. v. Ramesh Prasad Misra → Hostile witness partly reliable

  10. H. Siddiqui v. A. Ramalingam → Foundational facts before secondary evidence


  1. J. Yashoda v. K. Shobha Rani → Secondary evidence strict conditions

  2. Bharwada Bhoginbhai Hirjibhai v. State of Gujarat → Minor discrepancies immaterial

  3. State of Rajasthan v. Balchand → Bail rule jail exception

  4. Gurbaksh Singh Sibbia v. State of Punjab → Anticipatory bail discretionary principle

  5. Sushila Aggarwal v. State (NCT of Delhi) → Anticipatory bail no fixed duration

  6. Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar → Arrest checklist mandatory compliance

  7. D.K. Basu v. State of West Bengal → Custodial safeguards mandatory procedures

  8. Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI → Arrest last resort principle

  9. Siddharth v. State of Uttar Pradesh → Charge-sheet without arrest permissible

  10. Pradeep Ram v. State of Jharkhand → Re-arrest requires bail cancellation


  1. Vinubhai Haribhai Malaviya v. State of Gujarat → Magistrate order further investigation

  2. K. Chandrasekhar v. State of Kerala → Further not fresh investigation

  3. T.T. Antony v. State of Kerala → Second FIR barred same incident

  4. Upkar Singh v. Ved Prakash → Counter FIR legally maintainable

  5. Pepsi Foods Ltd. v. Special Judicial Magistrate → Summoning serious judicial act

  6. Union of India v. Prafulla Kumar Samal → Strong suspicion frame charge

  7. Amit Kapoor v. Ramesh Chander → No mini trial charge stage

  8. State of Orissa v. Debendra Nath Padhi → Defence material not considered discharge

  9. Gian Singh v. State of Punjab → Quashing allowed private disputes

  10. Narinder Singh v. State of Punjab → Serious offences not quashable compromise


  1. Bachan Singh v. State of Punjab → Rarest rare death penalty

  2. Machhi Singh v. State of Punjab → Guidelines rarest rare application

  3. State of Himachal Pradesh v. Gian Chand → Delay FIR not fatal

  4. Baijnath v. State of Madhya Pradesh → Dowry death presumption conditional

  5. Rohitbhai Jivanlal Patel v. State of Gujarat → NI Act presumption mandatory

  6. Rakesh Kumar Paul v. State of Assam → Default bail sixty days

  7. Enforcement Directorate v. Kapil Wadhawan → Default period from first remand

  8. P. Chidambaram v. Directorate of Enforcement → Triple test bail consideration

  9. Bharat Barrel & Drum Mfg. Co. v. Amin Chand Pyarelal → Presumption rebuttable by probabilities

  10. State (NCT of Delhi) v. Navjot Sandhu → Conspiracy evidence admissibility


  1. Trimukh Maroti Kirkan v. State of Maharashtra → Custodial death adverse inference possible

  2. State of Rajasthan v. Kashi Ram → False explanation strengthens prosecution

  3. Naina Mohamed v. State of Tamil Nadu → Last seen needs proximity time

  4. Satpal Singh v. State of Haryana → Recovery corroborates prosecution version

  5. Mohd. Aman v. State of Rajasthan → TIP delay reduces credibility

  6. Dana Yadav v. State of Bihar → Dock identification cautious acceptance

  7. Ram Chandra v. State of Uttar Pradesh → Medical opinion advisory only

  8. Solanki Chimanbhai Ukabhai v. State of Gujarat → Ocular prevails medical inconsistency

  9. State of U.P. v. Krishna Gopal → Minor contradictions insignificant

  10. Leela Ram v. State of Haryana → Discrepancies natural human errors


  1. Rattan Singh v. State of Himachal Pradesh → Falsus in uno rejected

  2. State of Punjab v. Jagir Singh → Prosecution stand independently strong

  3. Sharadamma v. State of Karnataka → Suspicion cannot replace proof

  4. State of Maharashtra v. Sukhdev Singh → Section 313 valuable circumstance

  5. Hate Singh Bhagat Singh v. State of Madhya Bharat → 313 statement not evidence

  6. Binay Kumar Singh v. State of Bihar → Alibi strict proof required

  7. Darshan Singh v. State of Punjab → Private defence probabilised sufficient

  8. State of Gujarat v. Mohanlal Jitamalji Porwal → Courts must avoid hypertechnicality

  9. Madan Gopal Kakkad v. Naval Dubey → Admission substantive against maker

  10. Avadh Kishore Das v. Ram Gopal → Admission best possible evidence


  1. Gopal Singh v. State of Madhya Pradesh → Extra-judicial confession weak evidence

  2. Kehar Singh v. State (Delhi Administration) → Conspiracy proved circumstantially possible

  3. Bodhraj v. State of Jammu and Kashmir → Last seen requires corroboration

  4. Ramreddy Rajesh Khanna Reddy v. State of Andhra Pradesh → Circumstantial chain fully complete

  5. Shivaji Sahabrao Bobade v. State of Maharashtra → Proof beyond doubt realistic approach

  6. State of U.P. v. M.K. Anthony → Evidence appreciated as whole

  7. Appabhai v. State of Gujarat → Witness exaggeration partly acceptable

  8. Karnel Singh v. State of Madhya Pradesh → Investigation lapses not fatal

  9. State of Karnataka v. K. Yarappa Reddy → Defective investigation not acquittal

  10. Bhagwan Singh v. State of Haryana → Hostile witness partially reliable


  1. Mohanlal Shamji Soni v. Union of India → Court may summon witness

  2. Zahira Habibullah Sheikh v. State of Gujarat → Fair trial paramount duty

  3. Selvi v. State of Karnataka → Narco tests violate consent

  4. State of Bombay v. Kathi Kalu Oghad → Fingerprints not testimonial compulsion

  5. Pooran Mal v. Director of Inspection → Illegally obtained evidence admissible

  6. Ritesh Sinha v. State of Uttar Pradesh → Voice sample permissible direction

  7. State of Maharashtra v. Damu → Recovery supports circumstantial chain

  8. C. Muniappan v. State of Tamil Nadu → Motive strengthens prosecution case

  9. Joseph v. State of Kerala → Ocular outweighs medical minor

  10. Vijay Shankar v. State of Haryana → DNA strong corroborative evidence


  1. Nizam v. State of Rajasthan → Last seen plus recovery sufficient

  2. State of U.P. v. Satish → Last seen needs close proximity

  3. Rajendra Prasad v. Narcotic Cell → Court may permit additional evidence

  4. Babu v. State of Kerala → Appellate court slow overturn acquittal

  5. Chandrappa v. State of Karnataka → Two views favour accused

  6. State of Rajasthan v. Teja Ram → Seizure witness hostility immaterial

  7. Ghurey Lal v. State of Uttar Pradesh → Acquittal strengthens presumption innocence

  8. Hema v. State → Section 27 strict interpretation

  9. Mukesh v. State (NCT of Delhi) → Circumstantial chain clearly established

  10. Noor Aga v. State of Punjab → Reverse burden strictly construed

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