Criminal Investigation

Supreme Court Sets Aside Stay on Investigation in Money Laundering Case: Directorate of Enforcement vs. Niraj Tyagi & Ors. (2024)

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Stay on Investigation in Money Laundering Case: Directorate of Enforcement vs. Niraj Tyagi & Ors. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether High Courts can stay investigations in criminal cases and proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA). CASE TYPE: Criminal, Money Laundering. Case Name: Directorate of Enforcement vs. Niraj Tyagi […]

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Supreme Court overturns conviction in child assault and murder case due to flawed investigation: Prakash Nishad vs State of Maharashtra (2023)

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Supreme Court overturns conviction in child assault and murder case due to flawed investigation: Prakash Nishad vs State of Maharashtra (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction can be upheld solely on the basis of circumstantial evidence and DNA evidence when the investigation is flawed and the accused’s disclosure statement is not properly recorded. CASE TYPE:

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Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to flawed investigation: Maghavendra Pratap Singh vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2023)

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Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to flawed investigation: Maghavendra Pratap Singh vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction can be sustained when the investigation is flawed and based on circumstantial evidence, and when co-accused are acquitted. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Maghavendra Pratap Singh @ Pankaj Singh vs.

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Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case: Jai Prakash vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) INSC 996

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Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case: Jai Prakash vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) INSC 996 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in overturning the conviction of the accused in a murder case, based on inconsistencies in witness testimonies and lapses in the investigation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Jai Prakash vs.

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Supreme Court clarifies the scope of ‘any property’ under Section 102 of CrPC: Nevada Properties Pvt. Ltd. vs. State of Maharashtra (24 September 2019)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Police Power to Seize Property Under Section 102 CrPC Date of the Judgment: 24 September 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 994 Judges: Ranjan Gogoi, CJI, Deepak Gupta, J., Sanjiv Khanna, J. Can police seize immovable property during an investigation based on suspicion of an offense? The Supreme Court of India addressed

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Voice Sample Orders: Supreme Court Empowers Magistrates in Criminal Investigations (2 August 2019)

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Supreme Court empowers Magistrates to order voice samples in criminal investigations LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Magistrate can order an accused to provide a voice sample during a criminal investigation, even without explicit statutory authorization. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ritesh Sinha vs. State of Uttar Pradesh Judgment Date: 2 August 2019 Introduction Date of

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