Manojbhai Jethabhai Parmar (Rohit) v. State of Gujarat; 2025 INSC 1433 - Criminal - Practice - Incorporation Of Tabular Charts
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Practice and Procedure- All trial Courts dealing with criminal matters shall, at the conclusion of the judgment, incorporate tabulated charts summarizing: a. Witnesses examined, b. Documents exhibited, and c. Material objects (muddamal) produced and exhibited- These charts shall form an appendix or concluding segment of the judgment and shall be prepared in a clear, structured and easily comprehensible format. (Para 82)
Criminal Trial -The effect of a vital omission in the first information report discussed. (Para 35) principles governing a case based purely on circumstantial evidence discussed. (Para 22)
Case Info
Coram is Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, judgment dated December 15, 2025.
Case Details
- Case Name: Manojbhai Jethabhai Parmar (Rohit) v. State of Gujarat.
- Neutral Citation: 2025 INSC 1433.
- Coram: Vikram Nath, J.; Sandeep Mehta, J.
- Judgment Date: December 15, 2025.
Caselaws and Citations
- Sharad Birdhichand Sarda v. State of Maharashtra, (1984) 4 SCC 116.
- Shivaji Sahabrao Bobade v. State of Maharashtra, (1973) 2 SCC 793.
- Amar Nath Jha v. Nand Kishore Singh, (2018) 9 SCC 137.
- Ram Kumar Pandey v. State of M.P., AIR 1975 SC 1026.
Statutes/Laws Referred
- Indian Penal Code, 1860: Sections 363, 376(2)(i), 201.
- Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012: Sections 3, 4.
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: Sections 161, 313.
- Indian Evidence Act, 1872: Section 27.
- Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (referenced for evidentiary compliance context).
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