Very Important for PCS-J Cases

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1. IPC (Indian Penal Code)
2. Kuldeep Kumar Mahato vs. State of Bihar – Rape
3. Tukaram v. State of Maharashtra – Mathura Rape Case
4. State v. Nalini – Rajeev Gandhi Murder Case
5. Barendra Kumar Ghosh v. Emperor – Post Master Murder Case
6. State of Maharashtra v. Sukh Deo Singh – General A.S. Vaidya Case
7. R. V. Prince – Mens Rea
8. Queen V. Tolson – Mens Rea
9. Sherras v. De Rutzen – Mens Rea
10. UOI v. Rabinder Singh – ‘Dishonestly’ & ‘Fraudulent’ discussed
11. Mahboob Shah v. King Emperor – Diff. b/w common intention & similar intention.
12. J.M. Desai v. State of Bombay – Principle of joint liability based on common intention.
13. R. v. Prince– Mistake of fact
14. R. v. Tolson- Mistake of Fact
15. Basdev v. State of Pepsu – Self Intoxication
16. Mc. Naughten case – Unsoundness of mind
17. Jaidev v. State – Right of Private Defence
18. Director of Public Prosecution v. Beard – Defence of Intoxication
19. Kehar Singh v. Delhi – Criminal Conspiracy
20. Nawab Ali v. State of U.P. – Mistake of fact
21. Vishwanath v. State of U.P. – Private Defence
22. Russel v. Russel – Cruelty
23. R. v. Hugging – Vicarious Liability
24. P. Rathinam v. UOI – S. 309 of IPC violative of Article 21
25. Gian Kaur v. State of Punjab – Attempt to Commit suicide
26. Bachan Singh v. State of Punjab – Death Sentence should be awarded in Rarest of rare Cases.
27. Prem Shankar v. Delhi Admin. – Right Against handcuffing
28. Reg. v. Govinda – Diff. b/w 299 & 300
29. K. M. Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra – Grave & Sudden Provocation.
30. R. v. Dudley & Stephen – Necessity
31. Laxmi v. UOI – Acid Attack
32. Ulla v. King -Leading case on Section 83
33. Omkar Prasad Verma v. State of M.P. – Custody
34. Rex. V. Levett – Mistake of fact
35. Tabu Chetia v. State of Assam – Insanity
36. Vijayam v. State of Kerala – Criminal Conspiracy
37. State of U.P. v. Virendra Prasad – Murder
38. Sarla Mudgal v. UOI – Bigamy
39. State of Rajasthan v. Om Prakash– Criminal Attempt
40. Vishakha v. State of Rajasthan – Sexual Harassment
41. Mithu Singh v. State of Punjab – Sec. 309 of IPC ultravires of Constitution.
42. R. v. Goodball – Attempt to do Impossible Act
43. Kamlesh Panjiyar v. State of Bihar – Dowry Death
44. Kundalabala v. State of A.P. – Dowry Death
45. Prem Singh v. State of Haryana- Dacoity
46. Sonu Sardar v. State of Chhattisgarh – Dacoity
47. Yusuf Abdul Aziz v. State of Bombay – Adultery
48. J.M. Desai v. State of Bombay – Criminal Breach of Trust
49. V. C. Shukla v. State – Conspiracy
50. Suresh Kaushal v. Naz Foundation – S.377 Ultravires
51. Nga Tun Kaing case – Child of 12 years Can be convicted of rape in India.
52. Navtej Singh Johar vs Union Of India Ministry Of Law And…
53. Amish Devgan v. Union of India (2021) – Section 95 trivial nature
54. Mohd. Anwar v. State (NCT of Delhi ) ( 2020) – Unsoundness of mind, s 84
55. Suraj Jagannath Jadhav v. State of Maharashtra (2020) – Defence of intoxication
56. Paul v. State of Kerala (2020) – Voluntary Intoxication, presumption of knowledge
57. Rajendra v. State (NCT of Delhi) 2019 – Criminal Conspiracy
58. State (NCT of Delhi) v. Shiv Charan Bansal, 2020 – Conspiracy is mostly proved by circumstantial evidence. 
59. Mala Singh v. State of Haryana, 2019 – SC observed while convicting accused under section 34 when charged under section 149, ‘common intention’ must be proved. 
60. Arvind Singh v. State of Maharashtra, 2021 – To apply Section 34 common intention must.
61. Balvir Singh v. State of M.P., 2019 – To invoke sec 34 common intention by two or more must be proved.
62. Chellappa v. State, 2020 – section 34 is not a substantive offence.
63. Lakshman Singh v. State of Bihar, 2021 – Rioting 
64. Girish Singh v. State of Uttrakhand, 2019 – Dowry Death
65. State of M.P. v. Kalyan Singh & others. – Attempt to murder, non- compoundable offence. 
66. State of U.P. v. Faquirey – Exception to section 300
67. Anurag Soni v. State of Chhattisgarh, 2019 – Consent on false pretend does not excuse from offence of rape.
68. Stalin v. State , 2020 – Nature of injury to cause Murder.
69. Gurmeet Singh v. State of Punjab, 2021– words ‘soon before’ does not means ‘immediately before’ under section 304 B
70. Shaik Ahmed v. State of Telangana, 2021 – kidnapping for ransom
71. Mohd. Rafiq& Kallu v. State of MP., 2021 – Difference between Culpable homicide and Murder
72. Phool Singh v. State of MP, 2021 – Rape accused can be convicted on sole testimony of prosecutrix if credible and trustworthy.
73. Ganesan v. State, 2021– Dacoity
74. Satbir Singh v. State of Haryana, 2021 – Once all essentials of 304B established the presumption under section 113B mandatorily operates 
75. Satish Chandra Ratalal Shah v. State of Gujarat, 2019 – Cheating 
76. on 8 January, 2018 On 6^th September, 2018 the five-judge Bench partially struck down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, decriminalizing same-sex relations between consenting adults. LGBT individuals are now legally allowed to engage in consensual Intercourse. The Court has upheld provisions in Section 377 that criminalize non-consensual acts or sexual acts performed on animals.
77. Joseph Shine vs Union of India on 27 September, 2018 -Section 497 is struck down as unconstitutional Being violative of Articles 14, 15 and 21 of the Constitution.

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