Introduction Date of the Judgment: 28 February 2025 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J., Ujjal Bhuyan, J. Can a High Court stay an order of discharge in a criminal revision, effectively curtailing the liberty of an individual? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in Sudershan Singh Wazir v. State (NCT of Delhi). The […]
Supreme Court clarifies maintainability of Section 482 CrPC petitions for interim maintenance: Akanksha Arora vs. Tanay Maben (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) is maintainable for seeking enhancement of interim maintenance when a remedy of revision under Section 397 CrPC is available. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court Quashes Cheating Charges Against Educational Society: Vipin Sahni vs. CBI (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an educational society can be charged with cheating for not disclosing a mortgage on land in subsequent applications, when the mortgage was disclosed in the initial application and the approving authority did not claim to be deceived. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court Upholds Charges Against Public Servant in Disproportionate Assets Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can interfere with a trial court’s order framing charges based on the prosecution’s charge sheet material, especially when the accused presents a defense at the stage of discharge. CASE TYPE: Criminal (Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988) Case Name:
Supreme Court quashes non-refundable deposit for vehicle release in illegal liquor transportation case: Syed Basheer vs. State (2022) INSC 24 Date of the Judgment: 24 January 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 24 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J. and Dinesh Maheshwari, J. Can a High Court impose a condition of non-refundable deposit to the Chief Minister’s
Supreme Court quashes non-refundable deposit for vehicle release: Syed Basheer vs. State (2022) INSC 89 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can impose a condition of non-refundable deposit to the Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund for the release of a vehicle seized in connection with an alleged crime. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Syed Basheer
Supreme Court Quashes Condition of Non-Refundable Deposit for Vehicle Release in Liquor Transportation Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can impose a condition of non-refundable deposit to the Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund for the release of a vehicle seized in connection with illegal transportation of liquor. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Syed
Supreme Court Upholds Trial Court’s Cognizance of Offence: B.G. Uday vs. H.G. Prashanth (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in rejecting the challenge to the Trial Court’s order taking cognizance of the offence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Review Case Name: B.G. Uday vs. H.G. Prashanth [Judgment Date]: 30 November 2021 Introduction Date of
Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Revisional Jurisdiction in Criminal Cases: Sanjay Kumar Rai vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of High Court’s revisional jurisdiction in criminal cases, particularly regarding orders framing charges or refusing discharge. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Sanjay Kumar Rai vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. [Judgment Date]:
Supreme Court Upholds Charges of Abetment of Suicide: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Deepak (2019) Date of the Judgment: March 13, 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 238 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J. and Hemant Gupta, J. Can a High Court discharge an accused of abetment of suicide charges when there is sufficient evidence to suggest
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Under Section 138 of NI Act: Kishan Rao vs. Shankargouda (2018) Date of the Judgment: 2 July 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 603 Judges: A.K. Sikri, J., Ashok Bhushan, J. Can a High Court overturn a conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, simply by re-evaluating the evidence? The
