Supreme Court Upholds ED’s Power to Summon Under PMLA: Abhishek Banerjee vs. Directorate of Enforcement (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has the power to summon individuals to its offices located outside their place of residence under Section 50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA). CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Money […]
Supreme Court Quashes Order Summoning Additional Accused After Conviction: Devendra Kumar Pal vs. State of U.P. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a trial court can summon an additional accused under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 after convicting and sentencing other co-accused. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Devendra Kumar Pal vs. State
Supreme Court Enhances Sentence in Bigamy Case: Baba Natarajan Prasad vs. M. Revathi (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in imposing a lenient sentence for the offense of bigamy under Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, after restoring the conviction by the trial court. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name:
Supreme Court Clarifies Maintenance Rights of Divorced Muslim Women Under CrPC and 1986 Act LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a divorced Muslim woman can claim maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) despite the existence of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Family Law
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Step-Mother’s Drowning Death: Ratnu Yadav vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution has proven beyond reasonable doubt that the accused committed the murder of his stepmother. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Ratnu Yadav vs. State of Chhattisgarh. Judgment Date: July 09, 2024. Introduction Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Overturns Conviction in Kidnapping Case Due to Fabricated Evidence: Gaurav Maini vs. State of Haryana (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution’s evidence was sufficient to prove the charges of kidnapping for ransom, robbery, and criminal conspiracy. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Gaurav Maini vs. State of Haryana. [Judgment Date]: July 09, 2024
Supreme Court quashes conviction due to flawed Section 313 CrPC examination in murder case: Naresh Kumar vs. State of Delhi (2024) INSC 464 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction can be sustained when the accused was not questioned on crucial incriminating circumstances during examination under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to lack of evidence: Lal Mohammad Manjur Ansari vs. State of Gujarat (2024) INSC 475 (08 July 2024) Date of the Judgment: 08 July 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 475 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J., Ujjal Bhuyan, J. Can a conviction for murder be upheld when the key
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Property Dispute: Sardar Ravi Inder Singh vs. State of Jharkhand (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether criminal proceedings can be quashed when a related civil dispute has been settled and the complainant has relinquished all claims. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Sardar Ravi Inder Singh & Anr. vs. State of Jharkhand
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Dharmendra Kumar vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in upholding the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, for murder, based on the evidence presented. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Dharmendra
Supreme Court quashes rape charges in consensual relationship case: Shiv Pratap Singh Rana vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2024) Date of the Judgment: July 8, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 481 Judges: Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan Can a sexual relationship between two adults be considered rape if it was initially consensual but
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Police Station Murder Case: Surender Singh vs. State (NCT of Delhi) (2024) Date of the Judgment: 3 July 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 462 Judges: Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Rajesh Bindal Can a plea of self-defense or grave and sudden provocation justify a murder committed inside a police station? The
