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Supreme Court Upholds NIA’s Power to Investigate Ram Navami Violence in West Bengal

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Supreme Court Upholds NIA Investigation in West Bengal Violence Case LEGAL ISSUE: The extent of the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) power to investigate scheduled offenses. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, National Security Case Name: The State of West Bengal & Ors vs Suvendu Adhikari & Ors Judgment Date: 24 July 2023 Introduction Date of the Judgment: […]

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to FIR Interpolation and Lack of Evidence: Mohd. Muslim vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2023)

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to FIR Interpolation and Lack of Evidence LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused persons were rightly convicted for murder based on the evidence presented. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Mohd. Muslim vs. State of Uttar Pradesh Judgment Date: 15 June 2023 Date of the Judgment: 15 June 2023

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Supreme Court Clarifies Preliminary Inquiry Not Mandatory in Corruption Cases: CBI vs. Vijayalakshmi (2021)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Preliminary Inquiry Not Mandatory in Corruption Cases: CBI vs. Vijayalakshmi (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Preliminary Inquiry is mandatory before registering an FIR in corruption cases involving public servants. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Prevention of Corruption Case Name: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Anr. vs. Thommandru Hannah Vijayalakshmi @ T.H. Vijayalakshmi

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Supreme Court Revisits Atrocities Act Guidelines: Union of India vs. State of Maharashtra (2019)

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Supreme Court Revisits Atrocities Act Guidelines: Union of India vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Review of guidelines regarding arrests under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Constitutional Law Case Name: Union of India vs. State of Maharashtra and Ors. [Judgment Date]: 01 October 2019

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Stemming from Abduction: Pattu Rajan vs. State of Tamil Nadu (29 March 2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Stemming from Abduction: Pattu Rajan vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a second First Information Report (FIR) is permissible for a murder that occurs during the investigation of an earlier abduction case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Pattu Rajan vs. The State of Tamil

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence: State of M.P. vs. Ratan Singh & Ors. (05 September 2018)

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence: State of M.P. vs. Ratan Singh & Ors. (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in acquitting the accused based on inconsistencies in the prosecution’s evidence and suppression of the original First Information Report (FIR). CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: State of

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Supreme Court Denies Transfer of Gorkhaland Agitation Cases to Independent Agency: Bimal Gurung vs. Union of India (2018)

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Supreme Court Denies Transfer of Gorkhaland Agitation Cases to Independent Agency: Bimal Gurung vs. Union of India (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the investigation of criminal cases related to the Gorkhaland agitation should be transferred to an independent agency. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Bimal Gurung vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: 16 March

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Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Drunken Brawl Case: Atul Thakur vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (2018)

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Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Drunken Brawl Case: Atul Thakur vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (2018) Date of the Judgment: January 19, 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 37 Judges: Dipak Misra, CJI, A.M. Khanwilkar, J., Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, J. Can a drunken brawl lead to a murder conviction, or should it be

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