Supreme Court overturns BSF Constable’s dismissal in alleged voyeurism case: Union of India vs. Jogeshwar Swain (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Summary Security Force Court (SSFC) can dismiss a Border Security Force (BSF) personnel based solely on a guilty plea, without proper adherence to procedural safeguards and when the evidence is questionable. CASE TYPE: Service […]
Supreme Court Quashes BSF Commandant’s Conviction in Acetic Anhydride Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a BSF Commandant can be convicted based solely on the statement of a subordinate, and whether the punishment was proportionate to the alleged offense. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: B.S. Hari Commandant vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: 13
Supreme Court quashes BSF Commandant’s conviction in NDPS case: B.S. Hari vs. Union of India (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Border Security Force (BSF) Commandant can be convicted under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) based solely on the statement of a subordinate, and whether the punishment was proportionate to the
Supreme Court Partially Allows Appeal in Border Security Force Act Case: Ex. Ct. Mahadev vs. The Director General, Boarder Security Force & Ors. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the appellant was entitled to exercise the right of private defense in the given facts and circumstances of the case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Border Security Force Act
Supreme Court Upholds BSF Disciplinary Proceedings: Union of India vs. Mudrika Singh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Commandant of the Border Security Force (BSF) has the jurisdiction to direct the preparation of an additional Record of Evidence (RoE) and whether a Summary Security Force Court (SSFC) is obligated to record reasons for its findings. CASE
