Supreme Court clarifies the procedure for Section 319 CrPC applications: Asim Akhtar vs. State of West Bengal (2024) INSC 794 (18 October 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an application under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) must be decided before the cross-examination of witnesses. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Asim Akhtar vs. […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Discretionary Power of Interim Compensation Under Section 143A of Negotiable Instruments Act: Rakesh Ranjan Srivastava vs. State of Jharkhand (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the provision for interim compensation under Section 143A(1) of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is mandatory or discretionary. CASE TYPE: Criminal (Cheque Dishonour) Case Name: Rakesh Ranjan Srivastava vs.
Supreme Court clarifies the use of Section 319 CrPC for summoning additional accused: Shishupal Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) INSC 741 Date of the Judgment: September 3, 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 741 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. and K.M. Joseph, J. Can a trial court summon a person as an accused based solely
Supreme Court Limits Witness Summons Under Section 311 CrPC in CBI Case: Swapan Kumar Chatterjee vs. CBI (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a trial court can repeatedly allow the prosecution to summon a witness under Section 311 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, when the prosecution has repeatedly failed to produce the witness despite multiple
Supreme Court Allows Amendment of Plaint After Trial Commenced: Gurbakhsh Singh vs. Buta Singh (2018) Date of the Judgment: 27 April 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 357 Judges: Arun Mishra, J. and Uday Umesh Lalit, J. Can a party amend their pleadings after the trial has commenced? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in
