Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 357

Supreme Court enhances punishment for 1995 double murder case: Harenda Rai vs. State of Bihar (2023)

Supreme Court enhances punishment for 1995 double murder case: Harenda Rai vs. State of Bihar (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Sentencing in a criminal case after conviction for murder and attempt to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Harenda Rai vs. The State of Bihar & Ors. Judgment Date: 01 September 2023 Date of the Judgment: 01 […]

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Supreme Court: Interim Victim Compensation Not a Condition for Anticipatory Bail in Criminal Cases (24 January 2023)

Supreme Court: Interim Victim Compensation Not a Condition for Anticipatory Bail LEGAL ISSUE: Can interim victim compensation be imposed as a condition for granting anticipatory bail? CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Talat Sanvi v. State of Jharkhand & Anr. Judgment Date: 24 January 2023 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 24 January 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Compensation Deposit as Bail Condition in Violent Crime Case

Supreme Court Sets Aside Compensation Deposit as Bail Condition in Violent Crime Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a court can impose a condition of depositing compensation to victims as a prerequisite for granting bail. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Dharmesh @ Dharmendra @ Dhamo Jagdishbhai @ Jagabhai Bhagubhai Ratadia & Anr. vs. The State of Gujarat.

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Supreme Court settles the applicability of Section 143A of the Negotiable Instruments Act in cheque bounce cases: G.J. Raja vs. Tejraj Surana (30 July 2019)

Supreme Court Rules Section 143A of Negotiable Instruments Act is Prospective | G.J. Raja vs. Tejraj Surana Date of the Judgment: 30 July 2019 Citation: Criminal Appeal No. 1160 of 2019 @ SLP(Crl.)No.3342 of 2019 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J. and Vineet Saran, J. Can an amendment to a law apply to cases that occurred

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Supreme Court enhances compensation for acid attack victim: State of Himachal Pradesh vs. Vijay Kumar (2019)

Supreme Court enhances compensation for acid attack victim: State of Himachal Pradesh vs. Vijay Kumar (2019) Date of the Judgment: March 15, 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 236 Judges: A.M. Khanwilkar, J., Ajay Rastogi, J. Can the State be held liable to pay compensation to victims of acid attacks? The Supreme Court of India addressed this

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Supreme Court clarifies procedure for Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act cases: Meters and Instruments vs. Kanchan Mehta (2017)

Can proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act be closed if the accused is willing to pay the cheque amount? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a case concerning cheque dishonor. The court clarified the procedure, emphasizing the compensatory nature of the law and the possibility of closing proceedings

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