Supreme Court Summons Additional Accused Based on Witness Testimony: Omi @ Omkar Rathore vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2025) LEGAL ISSUE: Can a trial court summon individuals as additional accused based on witness testimony during trial, even if they were not initially charge-sheeted by the police? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Omi @ Omkar […]
Supreme Court clarifies the procedure for Section 319 CrPC applications: Asim Akhtar vs. State of West Bengal (2024) INSC 794 (18 October 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an application under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) must be decided before the cross-examination of witnesses. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Asim Akhtar vs.
Supreme Court Clarifies the Scope of Protection Under Section 132 of the Indian Evidence Act in Criminal Cases LEGAL ISSUE: The extent of protection granted to a witness under Section 132 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, specifically whether it provides complete immunity from prosecution if other evidence exists. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name:
Supreme Court Quashes Order Summoning Additional Accused After Conviction: Devendra Kumar Pal vs. State of U.P. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a trial court can summon an additional accused under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 after convicting and sentencing other co-accused. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Devendra Kumar Pal vs. State
Supreme Court Quashes Summons Under Section 319 CrPC in Murder Case: Shankar vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Trial Court can summon a person to face trial under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) based on weak or inconsistent evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Shankar vs.
Supreme Court Overturns High Court Order on Summoning Additional Accused: N. Manogar & Anr. vs. The Inspector of Police & Ors. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can invoke Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) to summon additional accused persons based on a prima facie satisfaction, or if a higher
Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against Land Buyer in Power of Attorney Dispute Date of the Judgment: 31 January 2024 Citation: (2024) INSC 77 Judges: Vikram Nath, J., Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. Can a person who buys land from a Power of Attorney (PoA) holder be held criminally liable if there is a dispute between the original
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to unreliable witnesses: State of Haryana vs. Mohd. Yunus & Ors. (2024) INSC 34 (12 January 2024) Date of the Judgment: 12 January 2024 Citation: (2024) INSC 34 Judges: M.M. Sundresh, J., Prashant Kumar Mishra, J. (authored the judgment) Can a conviction for murder be upheld when
Gurdev Singh Bhalla vs. State of Punjab: Supreme Court Upholds Summoning of Police Officials in Bribery Case Date of the Judgment: 05 January 2024 Citation: (2024) INSC 22 Judges: Vikram Nath, J., Rajesh Bindal, J. Can a trial court summon additional individuals as accused based on evidence presented during a trial? The Supreme Court of
Supreme Court overturns Trial Court’s Order under Section 319 CrPC: Aarif & Ors. vs. State of Rajasthan (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Trial Court was correct in summoning the appellants under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC). CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Aarif & Ors. vs. The State of Rajasthan
Supreme Court Upholds Trial Court’s Power to Summon Additional Accused Under Section 319 CrPC LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a trial court can summon additional accused under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) based on evidence presented during the trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Sandeep Kumar vs. The State of Haryana &
Supreme Court Upholds Summoning of Accused Based on Trial Testimony in Atrocities Case Date of the Judgment: June 2, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 576 Judges: Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Pankaj Mithal Can a trial court summon a person as an accused based on evidence presented during the trial, even if that person was not
