Supreme Court Directs Expeditious Trial of Criminal Cases Against MPs and MLAs (2023) INSC 991 LEGAL ISSUE: Monitoring and expediting criminal trials against sitting and former Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assemblies (MLAs). CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation (Criminal) Case Name: Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay vs. Union of India & Anr. [Judgment Date]: […]
Supreme Court Transfers Criminal Trial for Fair Justice: Afjal Ali Sha vs. State of West Bengal (2023) Date of the Judgment: 17 March 2023 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Surya Kant, J. and J.K. Maheshwari, J. Can a criminal trial be transferred to ensure a fair trial when there are serious concerns about witness
Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Withdrawal of Prosecution Against Kerala MLAs for Vandalism (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution of Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) for acts of vandalism within the Assembly can be withdrawn by the Public Prosecutor, citing parliamentary privileges and public interest. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Legislative Privileges Case Name: The State
Supreme Court sets aside order for withdrawal of prosecution under Section 321 CrPC: Abdul Wahab K. vs. State of Kerala (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Public Prosecutor can act solely on government instructions when seeking to withdraw a criminal case under Section 321 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), and the extent of the
