Supreme Court Clarifies Magistrate’s Power to Order Further Investigation Post Charge Sheet LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Magistrate has the power to order further investigation after a charge sheet has been filed in a criminal case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Vinubhai Haribhai Malaviya and Ors. vs. The State of Gujarat and Anr. Judgment Date: […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Magistrate’s Power to Order Further Investigation After Discharge Date of the Judgment: 16 April 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 341 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., M. R. Shah, J. Can a Magistrate order further investigation after discharging an accused? This question was recently addressed by the Supreme Court of India in a case
Supreme Court Restores Trial Court Order: Periyasami & Ors. vs. S. Nallasamy (2019) Date of the Judgment: March 14, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 249 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, J., Hemant Gupta, J. Can a trial court summon additional individuals as accused based solely on witness statements during trial, even if their names were not
Supreme Court overturns High Court’s quashing of criminal proceedings in property fraud case: Sau Saraswatibai vs. Lalitabai & Ors. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can quash criminal proceedings, including a final police report, under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) after the investigating officer has submitted a final report concluding
Supreme Court quashes High Court order on FIR in property sale dispute Date of the Judgment: 3 December 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 1001 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, J., M.R. Shah, J. Can a High Court quash a criminal case at an early stage when there are allegations of fraud and the accused has allegedly
Date of the Judgment: July 1, 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 489 Judges: P. Sathasivam, J., Jagdish Singh Khehar, J. Can a first information report (FIR) be quashed if it lacks supporting evidence? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case involving a land dispute. The Court examined whether the High Court was
