Supreme Court Orders Framing of Attempt to Murder Charge: Bihari Lal vs. State of Rajasthan (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a court can discharge an accused of the charge of attempt to murder (Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860) based on its own assessment of medical reports at the stage of framing charges. CASE […]
Supreme Court Reinstates Charges Against In-Laws in Dowry Harassment Case: Pallavi vs. State of U.T. Chandigarh (2019) Date of the Judgment: January 29, 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 49 Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and R. Subhash Reddy, J. Can a lower court overturn a trial court’s decision to frame charges against accused individuals based on a
Supreme Court Upholds Framing of Charges in Corruption Case, Directs Trial Court to Proceed Date of the Judgment: 25 April 2018 Citation: Not Available Judges: Adarsh Kumar Goel, J. and Rohinton Fali Nariman, J. The Supreme Court of India addressed an appeal against the framing of charges in a corruption case. The core issue was
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a court can summon documents not included in the charge sheet at the stage of framing charges under Section 91 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Nitya Dharmananda @ K. Lenin & Anr. vs. Sri Gopal Sheelum Reddy Also Known As Nithya Bhaktananda and Anr.
