Supreme Court Quashes Re-investigation, Upholds Double Jeopardy Principle in P. Manikandan vs CBI (2024) Date of the Judgment: 19 December 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 1007 Judges: C.T. Ravikumar J. and Sanjay Karol J. Can an individual be subjected to a second criminal trial for the same offense after being acquitted in the first trial? The […]
Supreme Court clarifies maintainability of second complaint after acceptance of negative final report: Subrata Choudhury vs. State of Assam (2024) INSC 834 (05 November 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a second complaint is maintainable after a negative final report has been accepted by a Magistrate, and a protest petition has been rejected. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law
Supreme Court Quashes Second FIR on Same Allegations: Parteek Bansal vs. State of Rajasthan (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a second FIR can be registered on the same set of allegations after a first FIR has already been registered and investigated. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Parteek Bansal vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. [Judgment
Supreme Court quashes conviction in corruption case citing double jeopardy: T.P. Gopalakrishnan vs. State of Kerala (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a second prosecution for the same offense, based on the same facts, is permissible under the principle of double jeopardy. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Prevention of Corruption Act Case Name: T.P. Gopalakrishnan vs. State of
