Supreme Court Determines Juvenile Status in Kathua Rape Case: State of Jammu & Kashmir vs. Shubam Sangra (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of juvenile status in a criminal case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: The State of Jammu & Kashmir (now U.T. of Jammu & Kashmir) & Ors. vs. Shubam Sangra [Judgment Date]: 16 November […]
Supreme Court Reduces Bond Forfeiture Amount in Security for Peace Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the forfeiture of a bond for keeping the peace under Section 107 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) can be for an excessive amount, and whether the court has the power to reduce the penalty. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case
Supreme Court directs fresh bail consideration on medical grounds in PMLA case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a fresh bail application can be considered by the Trial Court based on a petitioner’s medical condition after a previous rejection. CASE TYPE: Criminal (Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002) Case Name: Chander Prakash Wadhwa vs. State (NCT of Delhi)
Supreme Court quashes detention order for illegible documents in preventive detention case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the supply of illegible documents to a detenu violates their fundamental right to make an effective representation under Article 22(5) of the Constitution of India. CASE TYPE: Criminal (Preventive Detention) Case Name: The State of Manipur & Ors. vs. Buyamayum
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence: Nazeer vs State (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether circumstantial evidence was sufficient to convict the accused of murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Nazeer @ Nazeer Mohammed vs. State Rep by Inspector of Police. [Judgment Date]: 29 September 2022 Date of the Judgment: 29
Supreme Court Overturns Death Penalty in Child Rape-Murder Case: Chotkau vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2022) Date of the Judgment: 28 September 2022 The Supreme Court of India, in a significant judgment, overturned the death penalty awarded to the appellant in a case involving the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl. The case hinged
Supreme Court Transfers FIRs in Navika Kumar Case to Delhi Police LEGAL ISSUE: Transfer of multiple FIRs to a single investigating agency. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Navika Kumar vs. Union of India and Others Judgment Date: 23 September 2022 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 23 September 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 430 Judges: M.R. Shah,
Supreme Court overturns conviction under Bonded Labour Act: Selvakumar vs. Manjula (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the son of a business owner can be held liable for offences under the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976, solely based on his relationship with the owner and the business’s name. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Selvakumar vs.
Supreme Court enhances sentence for brutal double murder: State of Haryana vs. Anand Kindo (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in reducing the death penalty to life imprisonment in a case of brutal double murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: The State of Haryana vs. Anand Kindo & Anr. ETC. Judgment
Supreme Court Clarifies Premature Release Policy for Life Convicts in Uttar Pradesh LEGAL ISSUE: Premature release of life convicts. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Rashidul Jafar @ Chota vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. Judgment Date: 6 September 2022 Date of the Judgment: 6 September 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 756 Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y
Supreme Court Upholds Quashing of FIR in R. Abirami vs. D. Santhanam (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in quashing the FIR under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: R. Abirami vs. D. Santhanam & Others Judgment Date: September 6, 2022 Date of
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Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail in Rape Case: Beerbal Prasad Rajoriya vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2022) Date of the Judgment: September 5, 2022 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, CJI and S. Ravindra Bhat, J. Can an individual be granted anticipatory bail in a rape case? The Supreme Court addressed this
