TOP 50 DAY-TO-DAY CRIMINAL MINOR / SPECIAL ACTS + LANDMARK CASES
1. Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
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SC: Hiral P. Harsora v. Kusum Narottamdas Harsora
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SC: Satish Chandra Ahuja v. Sneha Ahuja
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Guj HC: Nileshbhai Patel v. State of Gujarat (2021)
2. Maintenance – CrPC Section 125
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SC: Rajnesh v. Neha
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SC: Bhuwan Mohan Singh v. Meena
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Guj HC: Shaileshbhai v. State of Gujarat (2022)
3. Arms Act, 1959
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SC: Gunwantlal v. State of M.P.
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Guj HC: State of Gujarat v. Hasanbhai (2018)
4. Gujarat Prohibition Act
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SC: State of Bombay v. F.N. Balsara
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Guj HC: Kalubhai v. State of Gujarat (2019)
5. Public Gambling Act, 1867
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SC: Dr. K.R. Lakshmanan v. State of Tamil Nadu
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Guj HC: Rakeshbhai v. State of Gujarat (2017)
6. Juvenile Justice Act, 2015
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SC: Shilpa Mittal v. State (NCT of Delhi)
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SC: Dr. Subramanian Swamy v. Raju
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Guj HC: XYZ v. State of Gujarat (2021)
7. Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956
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SC: Budhadev Karmaskar v. State of West Bengal
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Guj HC: State v. Ramilaben (2016)
8. PCPNDT Act, 1994
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SC: Voluntary Health Association of Punjab v. Union of India
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Guj HC: Dr. Dipak Patel v. State of Gujarat (2018)
9. Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
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SC: Sarla Verma v. DTC
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SC: National Insurance Co. v. Pranay Sethi
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Guj HC: Reliance Gen. Ins. v. Kiranben (2020)
10. POCSO Act, 2012
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SC: Alakh Alok Srivastava v. Union of India
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SC: Attorney General for India v. Satish
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Guj HC: State of Gujarat v. Jayeshbhai (2022)
11. Dowry Prohibition Act
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SC: Satbir Singh v. State of Haryana
12. SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act
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SC: Subhash Kashinath Mahajan v. State of Maharashtra
13. Negotiable Instruments Act (Sec 138)
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SC: Dashrath Rupsingh Rathod v. State of Maharashtra
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SC: Meters and Instruments v. Kanchan Mehta
14. Information Technology Act
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SC: Shreya Singhal v. Union of India
15. Prevention of Corruption Act
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SC: Subramanian Swamy v. Manmohan Singh
16. Food Safety and Standards Act
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SC: Pepsico India Holdings v. Food Inspector
17. Drugs and Cosmetics Act
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SC: Mohd. Shabir v. State of Maharashtra
18. NDPS Act
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SC: Tofan Singh v. State of Tamil Nadu
19. Essential Commodities Act
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SC: Nathulal v. State of M.P.
20. Cinematograph Act
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SC: K.A. Abbas v. Union of India
21. Passport Act
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SC: Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India
22. Contempt of Courts Act
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SC: Prashant Bhushan Contempt Case
23. Electricity Act
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SC: Hindustan Zinc Ltd. v. State of Rajasthan
24. Epidemic Diseases Act
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SC: Gaurav Kumar Bansal v. Union of India
25. Disaster Management Act
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SC: In Re: Distribution of Essential Supplies
26. Noise Pollution (Regulation & Control) Rules, 2000
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SC: In Re: Noise Pollution (V)
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Guj HC: Forum for Public Interest v. State of Gujarat (2019)
27. Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
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SC: Sansar Chand v. State of Rajasthan
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Guj HC: State of Gujarat v. Rameshbhai (2017)
28. Indian Forest Act, 1927
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SC: State of Kerala v. P.V. Mathew
29. Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984
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SC: In Re: Destruction of Public & Private Properties v. State of A.P.
30. Gujarat Police Act
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Guj HC: Imranbhai v. State of Gujarat (2018)
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(Externment principles frequently applied)
31. Copyright Act, 1957
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SC: R.G. Anand v. Deluxe Films
32. Trade Marks Act, 1999
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SC: Cadila Health Care Ltd. v. Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
33. Legal Metrology Act, 2009
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SC: State of Tamil Nadu v. M/s Hindustan Unilever Ltd.
34. Explosives Act, 1884
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SC: State of Maharashtra v. Mohd. Yakub
35. Factories Act, 1948
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SC: J.K. Industries Ltd. v. Chief Inspector of Factories
36. Child Marriage Prohibition Act, 2006
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SC: Independent Thought v. Union of India
37. Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act
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SC: Aveek Sarkar v. State of West Bengal
38. Lotteries (Regulation) Act
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SC: B.R. Enterprises v. State of U.P.
39. Railway Act, 1989
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SC: Union of India v. Prabhakaran Vijaya Kumar
40. Representation of the People Act, 1951
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SC: Lily Thomas v. Union of India
41. Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act
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SC (Foundational case): National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India
42. Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (minor procedural aspects in trial courts)
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SC: NIA v. Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali
43. Prevention of Food Adulteration (Old cases still pending)
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SC: Municipal Corporation of Delhi v. Ghisa Ram
44. Information Technology – Cyber Pornography / Obscenity
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SC: Sharat Babu Digumarti v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi
45. Protection of Civil Rights Act
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SC: State of Karnataka v. Appa Balu Ingale
46. Juvenile Justice – Adoption related offences
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SC: Lakshmi Kant Pandey v. Union of India
47. Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act
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SC: State (NCT of Delhi) v. Sanjay
48. Environment Protection Act, 1986
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SC: Vellore Citizens Welfare Forum v. Union of India
49. Gujarat Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act
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Guj HC: Maheshbhai v. State of Gujarat (2021)
50. Senior Citizens Act, 2007
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SC: S. Vanitha v. Deputy Commissioner, Bengaluru Urban District