Crl.A. No. 2357/2024
SHARIF AHMAD VS THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH HOME DEPARTMENT SECRETARY
The Division Bench (two judges) of the Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by the Appellants and set aside the chargesheet and criminal proceedings against them. The Court held that in this case there was no evidence of entrustment; the property was not handed over in trust, rather, there was a sale. Therefore, there could be no question of a breach of trust under Section 406 IPC. Additionally, there was no material to show intent to cause alarm, necessary for an offence of criminal intimidation under Section 506 IPC, even if the allegations against the Appellants were to be accepted.The Court further elaborated on the necessary contents of a chargesheet, stating that it is considered complete when it includes sufficient material and evidence for the Court to take cognizance and proceed to trial. The Court further stressed the importance of chargesheets containing detailed facts of the offence and the relevant evidence, as mandated by Section 173(2) of the CrPC.
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April 2 1964
Civil Appeal/613/1963
Hon'ble Justice K. SUBBA RAO, J.C. SHAH AND S.M. SIKRI
BHARAT FIRE AND GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. NEW DELHI Vs. THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, NEW DELHI
April 2 1964
Civil Appeal/613/1963
Honourable Judge K. SUBBA RAO, J.C. SHAH AND S.M. SIKRI
BHARAT FIRE AND GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. NEW DELHI Vs. THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, NEW DELHI
The First judge of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati elevated to Supreme Court of India.
Justice S.V.N Bhatti was born on May 6, 1962. He is a Graduate of Commerce and Law, enrolled in the Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh on January 21, 1987. He started practicing in the Trial Court at Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh, and moved to the High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad. He was the Standing Counsel for a few Public Sector Undertakings/Statutory Bodies. He served as a Special Government Pleader in the Office of Advocate General at the High Court from 2000 to 2003. He practiced on the Original and Appellate side in the High Court of Judicature Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad before becoming a Judge of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh on April 12, 2013. He presided as a Judge of the High Court at Hyderabad for the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. On the establishment of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati, he was transferred to the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati, and worked till March 18, 2019. He was transferred to the High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam and assumed Office on March 19, 2019. He was the Acting Chief Justice of the High Court of Kerala from April 24, 2023, till he became the Chief Justice of the High Court of Kerala on June 1, 2023.
On July 14, 2023, he was sworn in as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India.