Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Dowry Death Case: Sarepalli Sreenivas vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2022) Date of the Judgment: April 06, 2022 The Supreme Court of India, in this case, addressed a critical issue of dowry death and the culpability of the husband and his family members. Can a death be classified as dowry […]
Supreme Court Grants Bail in GST Offence Case: Mohit Bathla vs. Central Goods and Service Tax (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Grant of bail in cases involving offences under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Mohit Bathla vs. Central Goods and Service Tax, Division Panipat, CGST Commissionerate, Panchkula [Judgment Date]:
Supreme Court Dismisses Review Petition on Default Bail Under UAPA Date of the Judgment: March 15, 2022 Citation: Review Petition (Criminal) No. of 2022 (Arising out of Diary No. 1930 of 2022) in Criminal Appeal No. 963 of 2021 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J., S. Ravindra Bhat, J., Bela M. Trivedi, J. Can a Magistrate
Supreme Court overturns conviction in NDPS case due to procedural lapses: Sanjeev vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in overturning the Trial Court’s acquittal in a Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act case CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Sanjeev & Anr. vs. State of Himachal Pradesh Judgment
Supreme Court quashes High Court order mandating ID proofs for OLX ads: OLX India B.V. vs. State of Haryana (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can issue interim directions to an online platform to collect ID proofs from advertisers without hearing the platform. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: OLX India B.V. vs. State
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Wife’s Murder Case: Sathish Kumar vs. State of Karnataka (2022) Date of the Judgment: 23 February 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 168 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha Can circumstantial evidence alone be enough to convict someone of murder? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this
Supreme Court Revises Convictions in Murder Case: Manoj Sevani vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the convictions of all accused under Section 302 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were justified based on the evidence presented. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Manoj Sevani vs. State of Chhattisgarh [Judgment
Supreme Court quashes FIR against in-laws in dowry harassment case: Kahkashan Kausar vs State of Bihar (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether general and omnibus allegations against in-laws in a dowry harassment case warrant quashing of the FIR. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Matrimonial Disputes. Case Name: Kahkashan Kausar @ Sonam & Ors. vs. State of Bihar &
Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in “Phakadiyat” Attack Case: State of Uttarakhand vs. Sachendra Singh Rawat (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in altering the conviction of murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder based on the exception of sudden fight. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Murder Case Name: State of
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Based on Magistrate’s Dying Declaration in Murder Case LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility and evidentiary value of multiple dying declarations, particularly when one is recorded by a Magistrate. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Murder Case Name: State of U.P. vs. Veerpal & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 01 February 2022 Date of the Judgment: 01
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Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Section 50 of NDPS Act in Dayalu Kashyap vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the recovery of contraband from a bag carried by an individual, rather than a personal search, is subject to the requirements of Section 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS
Supreme Court quashes detention order under National Security Act: Devesh Chourasia vs. District Magistrate (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a detention order under the National Security Act, 1980 can be quashed due to delays in considering and communicating the rejection of the detenu’s representation. CASE TYPE: Criminal (Preventive Detention) Case Name: Devesh Chourasia vs. The District
