Supreme Court of India

State of Kerala v. Raneef

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Reported as [2011] 1 S.C.R. 590

Bench Markandey Kat Ju and Gyan Sudha Misra JJ.

Decided 3 January 2011

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the only offence that can be leveled against the respondent is that under Section 202 l.P.C., that is, of omitting to give information of the crime to the police, and this offence has also to be proved beyond reasonable doubt.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Bail - Grant of - Criminal assault on College Professor -«. - His right palm chopped of - Alleged motive for attacking c the Professor was that he incorporated a question for . Com. paper criticizing Prophet Mohammed and Islam - Prosecution case that respondent, a dental surgeon, stitched the back of an injured assailant in pursuance of a previous plan - Further a/legation that respondent was member of PF/, a Muslim organization - High· Court granted bail to respondent - Challenge to - Held: There was no a/legation that respondent was one of the assailants - Even there was no prima facie

Authorities it was built on

2009 State of Maharashtra Etc. v. Dhanendra Shriram Bhurle Etc. cited by 4

Where later benches applied it

2023 Arup Bhuyan v. State of Assam & Anr. referred to
2022 Vijay Madanlal Choudhary & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2015 Dr. Vinod Bhandari v. State of M.P. referred to
2011 Sanjay Chandra v. Cbi mentioned
2011 Sri Indra Das v. State of Assam mentioned
2011 Arup Bhuyan v. State of Assam mentioned
2019 Union of India v. Yasmeen Mohammad Zahid @ Yasmeen distinguished

Of those, 1 distinguished · 3 referred to · 3 mentioned

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