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Supreme Court quashes criminal charges against husband in matrimonial dispute: Abhishek Saxena vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2023) INSC 1088 (28 November 2023)

Supreme Court quashes criminal charges against husband in matrimonial dispute: Abhishek Saxena vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2023) INSC 1088 (28 November 2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether criminal charges of voluntarily causing hurt, extortion and criminal breach of trust can be sustained in a matrimonial dispute where the basic ingredients of these offences are not met. […]

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in ISKCON Bus Theft Case: Chanchalpati Das vs. State of West Bengal (2023) INSC 554

Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in ISKCON Bus Theft Case Date of the Judgment: 18 May 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 554 Judges: Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice Bela M. Trivedi Can a criminal case be sustained when there is an unexplained delay of eight years in filing the complaint? The Supreme Court recently addressed this

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Supreme Court quashes criminal case against land purchasers in property dispute: Mukeem Ahmad vs. State of U.P. (2023)

Supreme Court quashes criminal case against land purchasers in property dispute: Mukeem Ahmad vs. State of U.P. (2023) Date of the Judgment: May 09, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 506 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J. and Rajesh Bindal, J. Can a criminal case be pursued against individuals who purchased land from a seller with a seemingly

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Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against Sister-in-Law in Family Dispute Case: Ritu Tomar vs. State of U.P. (2023) INSC 374 (21 April 2023)

Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against Sister-in-Law in Family Dispute Case LEGAL ISSUE: Quashing of FIR based on a false complaint arising from a family dispute. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Ritu Tomar vs. State of U.P. and Others. Judgment Date: 21 April 2023 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 21 April 2023. Citation: (2023) INSC 374.

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Supreme Court Dismisses Criminal Appeals Against Cardinal in Church Property Case

Supreme Court Dismisses Criminal Appeals Against Cardinal in Church Property Case LEGAL ISSUE: Maintainability of criminal complaints against a religious head for alleged fraudulent sale of church properties. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Cardinal Mar George Alencherry vs. State of Kerala & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 17 March 2023 Date of the Judgment: 17 March 2023

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Supreme Court quashes Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act Case in Property Dispute: B. Venkateswaran & Ors. vs. P. Bakthavatchalam (2023)

Supreme Court Quashes Atrocities Act Case in Property Dispute: Venkateswaran vs. Bakthavatchalam (2023) Date of the Judgment: January 5, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 14 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and Krishna Murari, J. Can a property dispute between neighbors be escalated to a criminal case under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act,

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Supreme Court Quashes Atrocities Act Case in Property Dispute: B. Venkateswaran vs. P. Bakthavatchalam (2023)

Supreme Court Quashes Atrocities Act Case in Property Dispute: B. Venkateswaran vs. P. Bakthavatchalam (2023) Date of the Judgment: January 5, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 18 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and Krishna Murari, J. Can a property dispute be twisted into a case of atrocities against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes? The Supreme Court of

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Land Dispute Case: R. Nagender Yadav vs. State of Telangana (2022)

Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Land Dispute Case: R. Nagender Yadav vs. State of Telangana (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether criminal proceedings for forgery should continue when a civil suit regarding the validity of the same document is pending. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: R. Nagender Yadav vs. The State of Telangana and Anr. Judgment

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Second Defamation Complaint: B.R.K. Aathithan vs. Sun Group (29 November 2022)

Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Second Defamation Complaint: B.R.K. Aathithan vs. Sun Group (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Maintainability of a second criminal complaint on the same facts after the dismissal of the first complaint. CASE TYPE: Criminal Defamation Case Name: B.R.K. Aathithan vs. Sun Group & Anr. Judgment Date: 29 November 2022 Introduction Date of the

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Family Members in Property Dispute: Ramesh Chandra Gupta vs. State of U.P. (28 November 2022)

Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Family Members in Property Dispute LEGAL ISSUE: Whether criminal proceedings can be initiated against family members who are not directly involved in a property sale transaction based on allegations of dispossession. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ramesh Chandra Gupta vs. State of U.P. Judgment Date: 28 November 2022

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Supreme Court overturns quashing of criminal proceedings in missing beer truck case: State of Uttar Pradesh vs. Akhil Sharda (2022)

Supreme Court overturns quashing of criminal proceedings in missing beer truck case: State of Uttar Pradesh vs. Akhil Sharda (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in quashing criminal proceedings under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) without conducting a full trial and appreciating the larger conspiracy involved in the

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Supreme Court Quashes Cheating Charges Against Wife in Gold Fraud Case: Rekha Jain vs. State of Karnataka (2022) INSC 448 (10 May 2022)

Supreme Court Quashes Cheating Charges Against Wife in Gold Fraud Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person can be charged under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for cheating without direct involvement in the inducement of the complainant to part with their property. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Rekha Jain vs. The State

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