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Supreme Court Quashes Charges of Outraging Modesty and Criminal Intimidation Against Director: Naresh Aneja vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2025) INSC 19 (2 January 2025)

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Date of the Judgment: 2 January 2025 Citation: (2025) INSC 19 Judges: C.T. Ravikumar, J., Sanjay Karol, J. Can a person be charged with outraging modesty and criminal intimidation based on vague allegations? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a case involving a company director accused of workplace harassment. The court […]

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Supreme Court allows appeal against quashing of criminal proceedings in truck rent case: Somjeet Mallick vs. State of Jharkhand (2024) INSC 772 (14 October 2024)

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against Quashing of Criminal Proceedings in Truck Rent Case Date of the Judgment: 14 October 2024 Citation: (2024) INSC 772 Judges: J.B. Pardiwala, J., Manoj Misra, J. Can a High Court quash a criminal proceeding at the initial stage without considering the materials collected during the investigation? The Supreme Court of

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Supreme Court Upholds Magistrate’s Order in Caste Atrocity Case: Priti Agarwalla vs. State of GNCT of Delhi (2024)

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Supreme Court Upholds Magistrate’s Order in Caste Atrocity Case: Priti Agarwalla vs. State of GNCT of Delhi (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the complaint made out a prima facie case of an offence under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Priti Agarwalla and Others vs. The

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Supreme Court Quashes Summons for Abetment of Suicide: Vikas Chandra vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (22 February 2024)

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Supreme Court Quashes Summons for Abetment of Suicide: Vikas Chandra vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Magistrate can issue summons for abetment of suicide based on a suicide note and a complaint, despite a police closure report and lack of explicit instigation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Vikas Chandra vs.

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against ISKCON Leaders in Bus Theft Case: Chanchalapati Das vs. State of West Bengal (2023) INSC 496 (18 May 2023)

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against ISKCON Leaders in Bus Theft Case Date of the Judgment: 18 May 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 496 Judges: Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice Bela M. Trivedi Can a criminal case be pursued when there’s an unexplained eight-year delay in filing a complaint? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed

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Supreme Court Quashes Cheating Case Against Land Buyers: Mukeem Ahmad vs. State of U.P. (2023)

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Supreme Court Quashes Cheating Case Against Land Buyers: Mukeem Ahmad vs. State of U.P. (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a criminal case for cheating can be sustained against a buyer of land when the seller’s title is disputed, but the land was duly recorded in the seller’s name at the time of sale. CASE TYPE: Criminal

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Supreme Court Clarifies Magistrate’s Power Under Section 156(3) CrPC in Rape Cases: Kailash Vijayvargiya vs. Rajlakshmi Chaudhuri (2023)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Magistrate’s Power Under Section 156(3) CrPC in Rape Cases: Kailash Vijayvargiya vs. Rajlakshmi Chaudhuri (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of a Magistrate’s power to verify the truth and veracity of allegations when considering a complaint under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC). CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Kailash Vijayvargiya

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Supreme Court Grants Bail in Money Laundering Case: Sanjay Raghunath Agarwal vs. Directorate of Enforcement (20 April 2023)

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Supreme Court Grants Bail in Money Laundering Case: Sanjay Raghunath Agarwal vs. Directorate of Enforcement (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether bail should be granted to an accused under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) when the predicate offense has not been investigated for nine years. CASE TYPE: Criminal (Money Laundering) Case Name: Sanjay Raghunath

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Supreme Court Quashes FIR in Civil Dispute: Usha Chakraborty vs. State of West Bengal (2023)

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Supreme Court Quashes FIR in Civil Dispute: Usha Chakraborty vs. State of West Bengal (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a criminal case can be initiated when the core dispute is civil in nature. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Usha Chakraborty & Anr. vs. State of West Bengal & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 30 January 2023 Introduction Date

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Civil Dispute: Usha Chakraborty vs. State of West Bengal (2023)

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Civil Dispute: Usha Chakraborty vs. State of West Bengal (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether criminal proceedings can be initiated when the core dispute is civil in nature and a civil suit is already pending. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Usha Chakraborty & Anr. vs. State of West Bengal & Anr.

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Supreme Court Quashes FIRs in Cheating Case Due to Civil Dispute and Procedural Lapses: Babu Venkatesh & Ors. vs. State of Karnataka & Anr. (2022) INSC 129 (18 February 2022)

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Supreme Court Quashes FIRs in Cheating Case Due to Civil Dispute and Procedural Lapses Date of the Judgment: 18 February 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 129 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and Krishna Murari, J. Can a criminal complaint be filed to harass the other party when a civil suit regarding the same transaction is already pending?

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Supreme Court clarifies the power of Magistrates to take cognizance under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989: Shantaben Bhurabhai Bhuriya vs. Anand Athabhai Chaudhari (26 October 2021)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Cognizance of Offences under the Atrocities Act: Shantaben Bhurabhai Bhuriya vs. Anand Athabhai Chaudhari (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Magistrate can take cognizance of offences under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, when a Special Court is also empowered to do so. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name:

Supreme Court clarifies the power of Magistrates to take cognizance under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989: Shantaben Bhurabhai Bhuriya vs. Anand Athabhai Chaudhari (26 October 2021) Read Post »

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