Date of the Judgment: 29 January 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 118 Judges: Surya Kant, J., Ujjal Bhuyan, J. Can an employer be charged with wrongful confinement if a domestic worker is found in their locked house, but has an alternative exit? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question, along with the larger issue […]
Supreme Court quashes conviction under SC/ST Act due to lack of caste-based intent: Dashrath Sahu vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an offense under Section 3(1)(xi) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 requires the act to be committed with the specific intention that the victim belongs to
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
Supreme Court Quashes SC/ST Act Case Based on Compromise: Ramawatar vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Can the Supreme Court quash criminal proceedings under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, based on a compromise between the parties? CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Ramawatar vs. State of Madhya Pradesh
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Under Section 324 IPC, Denies Compounding: Pravat Chandra Mohanty vs. State of Odisha (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the offense under Section 324 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) can be compounded, and whether the conviction under this section was justified. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Pravat Chandra Mohanty vs. The
Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Assault Case Based on Amicable Settlement: Murali vs. State (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Can a court reduce the sentence of convicts in a non-compoundable offense based on an amicable settlement between the parties? CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Murali vs. State rep. by the Inspector of Police Judgment Date: 05 January
Supreme Court Clarifies Quashing of FIRs in Serious Offences Based on Compromise: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Laxmi Narayan (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Can a High Court quash criminal proceedings for serious, non-compoundable offenses like attempted murder (Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code) solely based on a compromise between the complainant and the accused? CASE
Supreme Court sets aside quashing of FIR in serious offences: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Dhruv Gurjar and others (22 February 2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Can a High Court quash criminal proceedings for serious, non-compoundable offenses based solely on a compromise between the complainant and the accused? CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: The State of Madhya
Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Police Candidate with Criminal Case: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Abhijit Singh Pawar (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a candidate can be denied a position in the police force due to a past criminal case, even if the case was later resolved through a compromise and acquittal. CASE TYPE: Service Law
Date of the Judgment: 9th May 2013 Citation: P. Ramaswamy vs. State (U.T.) of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Criminal Appeal No. 747 of 2013, 2013 INSC 326 Judges: Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai Can a case of molestation be resolved through a compromise? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question
Date of the Judgment: 25 September 2008 Citation: [Not Available in Source Text] Judges: Justice R. V. Raveendran, Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta Can villagers resolve disputes, even those involving physical harm, through mutual agreement? The Supreme Court addressed this question in a case where two brothers were convicted of causing hurt with dangerous weapons. The
