Supreme Court Quashes Cheating Case Against Land Buyers: Mukeem Ahmad vs. State of U.P. (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a criminal case for cheating can be sustained against a buyer of land when the seller’s title is disputed, but the land was duly recorded in the seller’s name at the time of sale. CASE TYPE: Criminal […]
Supreme Court Quashes Dowry Harassment Case Against In-Laws: Priyanka Mishra vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a criminal case for dowry harassment can be quashed when allegations against in-laws appear to be an afterthought and lack specific details. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Dowry Harassment Case Name: Priyanka Mishra & Ors. vs.
Supreme Court Clarifies Magistrate’s Power Under Section 156(3) CrPC in Rape Cases: Kailash Vijayvargiya vs. Rajlakshmi Chaudhuri (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of a Magistrate’s power to verify the truth and veracity of allegations when considering a complaint under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC). CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Kailash Vijayvargiya
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Case in Property Dispute: Kunti vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a criminal case for cheating and breach of trust can be initiated in a property dispute where the core issue is a breach of contract. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Kunti and Anr. vs. State of Uttar
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case, Cancels Bail: Omprakash Sahni vs. Jai Shankar Chaudhary (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in suspending the sentence of convicts in a murder case and granting them bail. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Omprakash Sahni vs. Jai Shankar Chaudhary & Anr. Judgment Date: 2
Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail in Murder Case: Omprakash Sahni vs. Jai Shankar Chaudhary (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in suspending the sentence of life imprisonment and granting bail to the accused convicted of murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Omprakash Sahni vs. Jai Shankar Chaudhary & Anr. Judgment Date:
Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Default Bail in UAPA Case: Judgebir Singh vs. National Investigation Agency (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a chargesheet filed without a valid sanction order is incomplete and thus, entitles an accused to default bail under Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC). CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Unlawful Activities
Supreme Court Clarifies Default Bail and Sanction Under UAPA: Judgebir Singh vs. National Investigation Agency (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a chargesheet filed without a valid sanction order can be considered a complete chargesheet for the purpose of default bail under Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and whether the filing of chargesheet
Supreme Court Clarifies Sentence Commencement for Escaped Life Convicts: State of Andhra Pradesh vs. Vijayanagaram Chinna Reddappa (2023) Date of the Judgment: April 28, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 385 Judges: V. Ramasubramanian, J. and Pankaj Mithal, J. Can a life convict who escapes custody and is later convicted for another offense, have their subsequent sentence
Supreme Court quashes criminal proceedings in share pledge dispute: Prakash Aggarwal vs. Ganesh Benzoplast Limited (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a criminal case for breach of trust and cheating can be initiated when shares pledged as security are sold by the lender as per the terms of the agreement. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Prakash Aggarwal
Supreme Court quashes reinvestigation order by Secretary (Home) in murder case: Bohatie Devi vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2023) INSC 396 (28 April 2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Secretary (Home) of a state government can order a reinvestigation by another agency after a chargesheet has been filed and cognizance has been taken by the Magistrate.
Supreme Court Overturns Conviction in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Santosh vs. State (2023) INSC 385 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution successfully proved the chain of circumstances to establish the guilt of the accused in a murder case based on circumstantial evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Murder Case Name: Santosh @ Bhure
