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Section 313

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Omission to Present Incriminating Evidence Under Sec 313 CrPC Is Curable Irregularity, Death Sentences Vacated : Punjab & Haryana HC
Case Law Analysis
|Punjab and Haryana High Court

Omission to Present Incriminating Evidence Under Sec 313 CrPC Is Curable Irregularity, Death Sentences Vacated : Punjab & Haryana HC

The Punjab & Haryana High Court overturned the death sentences of Pardeep and Sagar, holding that the trial court’s failure to present all incriminating material under Section 313 CrPC is a curable irregularity. It ordered a fresh sentencing hearing, indicating that such procedural lapses do not automatically sustain capital punishment.

Section 313 MP Municipalities Act | Collector Cannot Direct FIR Registration for Unauthorized Colonies; Prosecution Must Proceed via Magistrate’s Complaint : MP HC
Case Law Analysis
|Madhya Pradesh High Court

Section 313 MP Municipalities Act | Collector Cannot Direct FIR Registration for Unauthorized Colonies; Prosecution Must Proceed via Magistrate’s Complaint : MP HC

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that Collectors lack statutory power to direct police to register FIRs against developers of unauthorized colonies. Only a complaint filed before a Magistrate under Section 313 of the MP Municipalities Act, 1961 can initiate prosecution, curbing administrative overreach and preserving the separation between civil enforcement and criminal procedure.

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