Date of the Judgment: January 2, 2025 Citation: (2025) INSC 1 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J., K. V. Viswanathan, J. Can a company’s manager, authorized by a power of attorney, file a cheque dishonor complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question. The court clarified […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Procedure for Protest Petitions: Mukhtar Zaidi vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Procedure for handling protest petitions against police reports CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Mukhtar Zaidi vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. Judgment Date: April 18, 2024 Date of the Judgment: April 18, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 316
Supreme Court Quashes FIR in ‘College Romance’ Web Series Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the use of expletives and profane language in a web series constitutes obscenity under the Information Technology Act, 2000. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Information Technology Case Name: Apoorva Arora & Anr. Etc. vs. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) & Anr. Judgment
Supreme Court quashes criminal complaint against SAF officers in land dispute case: Murari Lal Chhari vs. Munishwar Singh Tomar (2024) INSC 168 (4 March 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a criminal complaint against public servants for actions related to a land dispute should be quashed when a prior contempt petition on the same issue was dismissed.
Supreme Court Modifies Sentence for Non-Disclosure of Drug Manufacturer: Palani vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a sentence of imprisonment is justified for a doctor who failed to disclose the name of the manufacturer of recovered drugs, especially when the intent to sell or distribute those drugs was not proven. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court quashes charges due to lack of evidence in murder case: Ramalingam vs. N. Viswanathan (2024) INSC 45 (18 January 2024) Date of the Judgment: 18 January 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 45 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J., Ujjal Bhuyan, J. Can a criminal case proceed when the primary evidence, a post-mortem report, contradicts the
Supreme Court Upholds Cognizance of Offence Under Atrocities Act Despite Political Rivalry: Ramveer Upadhyay vs. State of U.P. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Special Court under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, has exclusive jurisdiction to take cognizance of offences under the Act, or if a Magistrate can also take
Supreme Court Sets Aside Anticipatory Bail in Infrastructure Fraud Case Date of the Judgment: 26 July 2021 Citation: Criminal Appeal No. 680 of 2021, @ SLP (Crl) No 3155 of 2018; Criminal Appeal No. 681 of 2021, @ SLP (Crl) No 3156 of 2018; Criminal Appeal No. 682 of 2021, @ SLP (Crl) No 2617
Supreme Court Overturns High Court Order in Dowry Death Case: Vishnu Kumar Tiwari vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Magistrate is bound to treat a protest petition as a complaint and follow the procedure under Section 200 and 202 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, when disagreeing with a police
