Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Double Murder Case: Ajwar vs. Waseem and Others (2024)

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Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Double Murder Case: Ajwar vs. Waseem and Others (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in granting bail to the accused in a double murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Ajwar vs. Waseem and Another Judgment Date: 17 May 2024 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 17 May […]

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Supreme Court Quashes Multiple FIRs Against Journalist Arnab Ranjan Goswami: Freedom of Speech Prevails (2020)

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Supreme Court Quashes Multiple FIRs Against Journalist Arnab Ranjan Goswami: Freedom of Speech Prevails (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether multiple FIRs for the same cause of action are maintainable and the extent of protection of journalistic freedom under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution. CASE TYPE: Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case Name: Arnab Ranjan Goswami vs. Union of

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Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Honour Killing Case: Rohit Bishnoi vs. State of Rajasthan (2023)

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Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Honour Killing Case: Rohit Bishnoi vs. State of Rajasthan (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in granting bail to the accused in a case of honour killing where the accused were actively involved in the murder and there was prima facie evidence against them. CASE TYPE: Criminal

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Supreme Court Clarifies Procedure for FIR Registration: M. Subramaniam vs. S. Janaki (2020)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Procedure for FIR Registration: M. Subramaniam vs. S. Janaki (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Procedure for registering a First Information Report (FIR) and the powers of the High Court in directing the same. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: M. Subramaniam and Another vs. S. Janaki and Another [Judgment Date]: March 20, 2020 Date of

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Supreme Court reduces life sentence for Army personnel in murder case: Virender Prasad vs. Union of India (2020)

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Supreme Court reduces life sentence for Army personnel in murder case: Virender Prasad vs. Union of India (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the sentence of life imprisonment for a soldier convicted of murder under Section 69 of the Army Act, 1950 read with Section 302 of the Ranbir Penal Code should be reduced considering the circumstances

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Supreme Court: Co-accused has no right to be heard in further investigation under Section 173(8) CrPC (2 March 2020)

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Supreme Court: Co-accused has no right to be heard in further investigation under Section 173(8) CrPC LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a co-accused has the right to be heard in proceedings for further investigation under Section 173(8) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC). CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Satishkumar Nyalchand Shah v. State of

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Supreme Court quashes second complaint on same facts: Samta Naidu vs State of MP (2 March 2020)

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Supreme Court quashes second complaint on same facts: Samta Naidu vs State of MP (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a second criminal complaint is maintainable when a previous complaint on the same facts has been dismissed. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Samta Naidu & Anr. Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh and Anr. [Judgment Date]: 2

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Quashing of Abetment to Suicide FIR Based on Settlement: Daxaben vs. State of Gujarat (2022)

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Quashing of Abetment to Suicide FIR Based on Settlement: Daxaben vs. State of Gujarat (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can quash an FIR for abetment of suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, based on a settlement between the accused and the complainant. CASE TYPE: Criminal

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Supreme Court Directs Joint Trial in Cheque Dishonour and Forgery Case: Pareshbhai Amrutlal Patel vs. State of Gujarat (28 February 2020)

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Supreme Court Directs Joint Trial in Cheque Dishonour and Forgery Case: Pareshbhai Amrutlal Patel vs. State of Gujarat (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a criminal case of forgery should be tried together with a case of cheque dishonour, when both arise from the same cheque. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Shri Pareshbhai Amrutlal Patel &

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Supreme Court Refers Question on Preliminary Inquiry Under Section 340 CrPC to Larger Bench

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Supreme Court Refers Question on Preliminary Inquiry Under Section 340 CrPC to Larger Bench LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a preliminary inquiry and an opportunity of hearing are mandatory before a court makes a complaint under Section 195 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: The State of Punjab vs. Jasbir Singh.

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Supreme Court Clarifies Validity of Second Marriage During Appeal of Divorce Decree: Krishnaveni Rai vs. Pankaj Rai (2020) INSC 191 (19 February 2020)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Validity of Second Marriage During Appeal of Divorce Decree Date of the Judgment: 19 February 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC 191 Judges: Indira Banerjee, J. and M.R. Shah, J. Can a second marriage be considered void if it takes place while an appeal against a divorce decree is pending? The Supreme Court of

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Supreme Court overturns High Court order in abetment to suicide case: Rajeev Kourav vs. Baisahab (2020)

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Supreme Court overturns High Court order in abetment to suicide case: Rajeev Kourav vs. Baisahab (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Can a High Court quash criminal proceedings based on an assessment of statements recorded under Section 161 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)? CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Rajeev Kourav vs. Baisahab and Ors. Judgment Date:

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